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noun
A sling-like device used to impart greater impetus to a thrown spear.
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A soldier or guard armed with a spear used as a ranged weapon.
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A track-and-field athlete who throws a spear or spears; a javelinist, a javelin thrower.
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History
From spear (“long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon”) + caster (“that which casts; one who casts”).
