spearman

A man, especially a soldier, armed with a spear.

One who uses or is armed with a spear; especially, a soldier whose spear is his principal weapon. Compare lancer, lansquenet, pikeman.

A book-name for any leaf-beetle of the genus Doryphora. The Colorado potato-beetle, Dutch decemlineata. is the ten-lined spearman. See cut under beetle.

One who is armed with a spear.

A soldier who fights with a spear