Meaning of GLADIATOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'gladee`eytur
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- [n] (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
- [n] a professional boxer
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| | Synonyms: | | prizefighter |
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| | See Also: | | Ali, battler, belligerent, boxer, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Charles Liston, combatant, Corbett, Dempsey, fighter, Gene Tunney, Gentleman Jim, Jack Dempsey, James John Corbett, James Joseph Tunney, Jim Corbett, Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrow, Liston, Louis, Marciano, Michael Gerald Tyson, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, pugilist, Ray Robinson, Robinson, Rocco Marciano, Rocky Marciano, scrapper, Sonny Liston, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Manassa Mauler, Tunney, Tyson, Walker Smith, William Harrison Dempsey | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Glad"i*a`tor\, n. [L., fr. gladius sword. See
{Glaive}.]
1. 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. One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.
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| | Related Terms: | | battler, belligerent, belted knight, bickerer, blade, bravo, brawler, bully, bullyboy, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, duelist, enforcer, fencer, feuder, fighter, fighting cock, foilsman, gamecock, goon, gorilla, hatchet man, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, jouster, knight, militant, plug-ugly, quarreler, rioter, rival, rough, rowdy, ruffian, sabreur, scrapper, scuffler, squabbler, strong arm, strong-arm man, strong-armer, struggler, swashbuckler, sword, swordplayer, swordsman, thug, tilter, tough, tussler, wrangler |
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