Greekling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions.

    "Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes!"

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"Which of the Greeklings durst ever give precepts to Demosthenes!"

Etymology

From Greek + -ling.

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