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Alcibiades

[ al-suh-bahy-uh-deez ]

noun

  1. 450?–404 b.c., Athenian politician and general.


Alcibiades

/ ˌælsɪˈbaɪəˌdiːz /

noun

  1. Alcibiades450 bc404 bcMAthenianPOLITICS: statesmanMILITARY: general 450–404 bc , Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War: brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌAlciˌbiaˈdean, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Alci·bia·dean adjective
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Example Sentences

The failure to educate Alcibiades leads Pigliucci to a series of sketches about how challenging and important it is to try to improve the character of political leaders.

The other steadfast friend, the soldier Alcibiades, has been vastly rejiggered in an attempt to give the play a timely hook.

Alcibiades Cifuentes and Jennifer Wee Cifuentes have admitted in federal court in Newark that they took money from about 25 people, purportedly to invest in the foreign currency and commodities markets.

British Idiom had won a maiden sprint at Saratoga and then the Grade I Alcibiades around two turns last month at Keeneland.

Here she is in action, winning the Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes:

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