Gladiator : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Gladiator	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Gladiator
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gladiator n (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat a professional boxer Synonym(s): prizefighter, gladiator
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gladiator \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.