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noun
- (in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal
- (context, by extension) a disputant in a public controversy or debate
- a professional boxer
Translations: - French: gladiateur , belluaire
- Dutch: gladiator
- German: Gladiator
- Italian: gladiatore
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: gladiador m , bestiario
Etymology: From gladiatorLatin, gladiÄtor < gladiusLatin, gladius "sword" + agentive suffix -orLatin, -or
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