GLADIATOR
\ɡlˈadɪˌe͡ɪtə], \ɡlˈadɪˌeɪtə], \ɡ_l_ˈa_d_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of GLADIATOR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
By Princeton University
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(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Rom. Antiq. A man who fought with deadly weapons, especially in the amphitheater, for popular amusement.
By James Champlin Fernald
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