lanceiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from lança +‎ -eiro, or possibly from Late Latin lanceārius[1][2], from Latin lancea.

Noun

lanceiro m (plural lanceiros)

  1. (military) spearman (soldier armed with a spear)

References
  1. http://www.aulete.com.br/lanceiro
  2. http://www.osdicionarios.com/c/significado/lanceiro
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