Meaning

4 senses

  1. To fight as entertainment for others.

  2. To compete in a public contest.

  3. To debate or argue.

  4. To act aggressively toward others.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. He ordered the execution of the defeated gladiators.

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  2. One gladiator's weapon of choice is the mace, while the other's is a sword.

    deDer eine Gladiator bevorzugt den Streitkolben als Waffe, der andere das Schwert.

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  3. Which gladiator will win?

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  4. The best gladiator fights today.

    ruСегодня сразится лучший гладиатор.

    deDer beste Gladiator wird heute kämpfen.

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  5. In the amphitheater of Mérida, battles between gladiators and wild beasts were held.

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Origin

From Latin gladiātor, from gladius (“sword”). See also English gladius.

From Latin gladiātor, from gladius (“sword”). See also English gladius.

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Forms

gladiators, gladiatoring, gladiatored, gladiatored
Base formgladiator · to gladiator
3rd person singulargladiators
Present participlegladiatoring
Past simplegladiatored
Past participlegladiatored

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygladiator
he, she, itgladiators

Past simpleLesson

all personsgladiatored

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gladiatored
he, she, ithas gladiatored

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill gladiator

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gladA1gladdengladlyglamorousB2glamour
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