ĕpĭbăta, ae, m., = ἐπιβάτης (one who mounts).
I A rider of a camel , Hyg. Grom. p. 10 b.—
II A soldier on board a ship (pure Lat. classiarius miles), Auct. B. Alex. 11, 4; Auct. B. Afr. 20, 1; 62, 1; 63, 4; Vitr. 2, 8.