gladiator
nounmasculine/ɡlɐdiɐˈdoɾ/medium
gla·di·a·dor
Definition
In Ancient Rome, a professional combatant who fought in public spectacles (in the arena) against other gladiators or animals.
Gladiators were trained in special schools.
The movie portrays the life of a slave gladiator.
Common collocations
Roman gladiatorgladiator combatgladiator arena
Etymology
Do latim 'gladiator, gladiatoris', derivado de 'gladius' (espada).