As nouns the difference between frontline and hypaspist
is that frontline is while hypaspist is a lightly-armoured military unit in ancient greece, who often served the purpose of distracting the foe from the frontline while holding an aspis and a spear, allowing the more mobile cavalry to strike the enemy from the flanks.
As an adjective frontline
is (military) located at a front.
frontline
English
Alternative forms
* front-line (in attributive use); front line
Adjective
(-)
(military) Located at a front
Describing the most advanced or important
Derived terms
* frontliner
hypaspist
English
Noun
(en-noun)
a lightly-armoured military unit in Ancient Greece, who often served the purpose of distracting the foe from the frontline while holding an aspis and a spear, allowing the more mobile cavalry to strike the enemy from the flanks.