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1. (n.) gladiator
(in ancient Rome) a man compelled to fight to the death in a public arena for the entertainment of spectators.
2. gladiator
someone who engages in a fight or controversy.
3. gladiator
a prizefighter.
Etymology: (< L, neut. pl. treated as if fem. sing.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gladiator
(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
2. (noun) prizefighter, gladiator
a professional boxer
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gladiator
originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement
2. (noun) gladiator
one who engages in any fierce combat or controversy
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. gladiator
one who fought in the arena at Rome with men or beasts for the amusement of the people, originally in connection with funeral games, under the belief, it is said, that the spirits of the dead were appeased at the sight of blood; exhibitions of the kind were common under the emperors, and held on high occasions; if the gladiator was wounded in the contest, the spectators decided whether he was to live or die by, in the former case, turning their thumbs downwards, and in the latter turning them upwards.
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Sense: in ancient Rome, a man trained to fight with other men or with animals for the amusement of spectators.
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 Afrikaans: swaardvegter, gladiator |
 Arabic: مُجالِد، مُصارِع |
 Bulgarian: гладиатор |
 Brazilian: gladiador |
 Czech: gladiátor |
 German: der Gladiator |
 Danish: gladiator |
 Greek: μονομάχος |
 Spanish: gladiador |
 Estonian: gladiaator |
 Farsi: گلادیاتور |
 Finnish: gladiaattori |
 French: gladiateur |
 Hebrew: גלדיאטור |
 Hindi: प्राचीन रोम में जानवरों य |
 Croatian: gladijator |
 Hungarian: gladiátor |
 Indonesian: gladiator |
 Icelandic: skylmingaþræll |
 Italian: gladiatore |
 Japanese: 剣闘士 |
 Korean: 검투사 |
 Lithuanian: gladiatorius |
 Latvian: gladiators |
 Malay: gladiator |
 Dutch: gladiator |
 Norwegian: gladiator |
 Polish: gladiator |
 Persian: گلادیاتور |
 Pashto: ګلادياتور، غښتلى، پياوړى، |
 Portuguese: gladiador |
 Romanian: gladiator |
 Russian: гладиатор |
 Slovak: gladiátor |
 Slovenian: gladiator |
 Serbian: gladijator |
 Swedish: gladiator |
 Thai: นักต่อสู้กับคนหรือสัตว์ใน |
 Turkish: gladyatör |
 Taiwanese: (古羅馬)競技場鬥士 |
 Ukrainian: гладіатор |
 Urdu: قدیم روما میں تیغ زنی کا |
 Vietnamese: đấu sĩ |
 Chinese: 斗士（古罗马公开表演的格斗者） |
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