πελτ-αστής, οῦ, ὁ,
one who bears a light shield (πέλτη), targeteer, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 311, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.29, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 19.21, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.1.5. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II in plural, generally, light troops, [[ [prev. author] “HG” 4.4.16, “IG” 12.97.17,99.5, etc. ] Refs]