Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Greek antiquity, a rower of the lowest of the three tiers of oarsmen in a trireme. See thranite and zeugite.

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Examples

  • Nicon and the others laughed and one of them deliberately aimed a piss stream at an unfortunate thalamite on the other side.

    The One Handed Rower of Myonnesus « A Fly in Amber 2009

  • “Was it service to Athens that prompted your effort, thalamite, or service to Plutus?”

    The One Handed Rower of Myonnesus « A Fly in Amber 2009

  • For this reason each thranite was responsible for guiding the zygite and thalamite immediately next to and below him to adjust their stroke to fit the general cadence.

    THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003

  • For this reason each thranite was responsible for guiding the zygite and thalamite immediately next to and below him to adjust their stroke to fit the general cadence.

    THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003

  • Again the note changed from despair to incitement, and when at last he called, “And can we cross the Ægean as never trireme crossed and pluck back Hellas from her fate?” thalamite, zygite, and thranite rose, tossing their brawny arms into the air.

    A Victor of Salamis William Stearns Davis 1903

  • The thranite now and thalamite are pressures low and high,

    Songs from Books Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • The thranite now and thalamite are pressures low and high,

    Traffics and Discoveries Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • “Then you shouldn’t have bet!” shouted a thalamite and there was a mutter of agreement or rage, depending on whether you stood to gain or not.

    The One Handed Rower of Myonnesus « A Fly in Amber 2009

  • The going rate in Athens was one drachma per day—the standard workman’s wage—to row in the lower two levels of a trireme the thalamite and zygite positions.

    THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003

  • The going rate in Athens was one drachma per day—the standard workman’s wage—to row in the lower two levels of a trireme the thalamite and zygite positions.

    THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003

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