spearcaster means A sling-like device used to impart greater impetus to a thrown spear. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
spearcaster is pronounced /ˈspɪəkɑːstə/.
noun
- A sling-like device used to impart greater impetus to a thrown spear.“australian weapons. 1, knife; 2, club; 3, spearcaster.”
- A soldier or guard armed with a spear used as a ranged weapon.“She felt near fainting with relief. Not that the blaster solved many problems. It wouldn’t get them out of a city aswarm with archers and spearcasters.”
- A track-and-field athlete who throws a spear or spears; a javelinist, a javelin thrower.“Those spearcasters using the front carry feel relieved of the responsibility of thinking about the javelin during the run.”