gladiator

noun

a professional boxer

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

Roots

gladiusgladi- · Latin · sword

Synonyms for gladiator

swordplayern duelistn joustern combatantadj swordsmann swashbucklern battlern fightern

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