Lewis Short
ĕpĭbăta (noun M) = ἐπιβάτης: (
* One who mounts).
* A rider of a camel, Hyg. Grom. p. 10 b.
* 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.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary