agonistarch

From Latin agonistarcha, from Ancient Greek *ἀγωνιστάρχης (*agōnistárkhēs), from ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “contestant”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

agonistarch (plural agonistarchs)

1. (Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.

William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “agonistarch”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

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