Meaning Of The Word Thersites

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Thersites in American English
in the Iliad, an ugly, loud, abusive Greek soldier in the Trojan War
noun: a Greek who accused Agamemnon of greed and Achilles of cowardice during the Trojan War

Thersites in British English
noun: the ugliest and most evil-tongued fighter on the Greek side in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles when he mocked him

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