Hȳ'per-äs'pist, n.
n. [Gr. ὑπερασπιστής, from ὑπερασπίζειν, to cover and protect with a shield, from ὑπέρ, over, and ἀσπίς, shield.] One who throws a shield over; hence, a defender. [Obs.] Chillingworth.
n. [Gr. ὑπερασπιστής, from ὑπερασπίζειν, to cover and protect with a shield, from ὑπέρ, over, and ἀσπίς, shield.] One who throws a shield over; hence, a defender. [Obs.] Chillingworth.