GLADIATOR Definition & Meaning

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gladiator

[ glad-ee-ey-ter ]

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noun

(in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.
a person who engages in a fight or controversy.
a prizefighter.

gladiator

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noun

(in ancient Rome and Etruria) a man trained to fight in arenas to provide entertainment
a person who supports and fights publicly for a cause

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of gladiator¹

1535–45; < Latin ��徱��ٴǰ�, equivalent to gladi ( us ) sword + -��ٴǰ� -ator

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of gladiator¹

C16: from Latin: swordsman, from gladius sword

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Gen. Rob Bonta said officers either coordinated or allowed 69 brawls, which he referred to as “gladiator fights,” between July and December 2023.

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Thirty officers have been charged in connection with 'gladiator fights' they sometimes 'encouraged' inside a California youth detention centre, the state's attorney general said.

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Gen. referred to the coordinated brawls as “gladiator fights.”

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“Spartacus” screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted during the Red Scare, may have identified with the shrewd Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt against the crushing overlords of the Roman Republic.

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"The way I see it, I'm a modern-day gladiator. I just get into the arena and have to fight."

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