Meaning

4 senses
  1. (Ancient Rome)A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.

    Gladiator

    гладиа́торgladiátor

    гладіа́торhladiátor

    (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat

  2. (broadly)A disputant in a public controversy or debate.

  3. A professional boxer.

    a professional boxer

  4. Synonym of heelwalker (“Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids.”).

Examples

11 sentences
  1. He ordered the execution of the defeated gladiators.

  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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Which gladiator will win?

  4. The best gladiator fights today.

    ruСегодня сразится лучший гладиатор. — carlosalberto

    deDer beste Gladiator wird heute kämpfen. — carlosalberto

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

Translations

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By meaning 1
(in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal:
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By meaning 1
(in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal:

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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