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Gladiator
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What's The Definition Of Gladiator?
[n] (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
[n] a professional boxer Synonyms | Synonyms for Gladiator: prizefighter Related Terms | Find terms related to Gladiator: 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 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 Gladiator In Webster's Dictionary \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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