doryphoros means A spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
DORYPHOROS — [Noun] A Classical Greek statue type depicting a nude, idealized male figure standing in poised equilibrium, implied to have held a spear. From Latin doryphoros, from Ancient Greek δορυφόρος (doryphóros), from δόρυ (dóry, "spear") + φόρος (phóros, "bearing, carrying"). Unlike "hoplite," which names a specific class of armored soldier, or "kouros," which denotes a rigid, attribute-free Archaic youth, the doryphoros is an aesthetic thesis in bronze or marble—the embodiment of harmonic proportion and contained potential. It is the perfect counterpoise of hip and shoulder, the invisible spear balanced as a plumb line for divine geometry, and the serene gaze turned inward toward an ideal form. Here, the weapon is not an instrument of war but the measure of man, forever arrested at the precipice of motion and stillness.
noun
- A spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so).