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Webster 1913 Edition
Gladiator
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gladiator
GLADIA'TOR
,Noun.
A sword-player; a prize-fighter. The gladiators, in Rome, were men who fought in the arena, for the entertainment of the people.
Definition 2025
Gladiator
Gladiator
German
Noun
Gladiator m (genitive Gladiators, plural Gladiatoren)
Declension
Declension of Gladiator
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Gladiator | die | Gladiatoren |
| genitive | eines | des | Gladiators | der | Gladiatoren |
| dative | einem | dem | Gladiator | den | Gladiatoren |
| accusative | einen | den | Gladiator | die | Gladiatoren |
gladiator
gladiator
English
Alternative forms
- gladiatour (obsolete)
Noun
gladiator (plural gladiators)
- (in ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
- (by extension) A disputant in a public controversy or debate.
- A professional boxer.
Related terms
Translations
(in ancient Rome) a person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal
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(by extension) a disputant in a public controversy or debate
a professional boxer — see boxer
Danish
Noun
gladiator c (definite singular gladiatoren, indefinite plural gladiatorer, definite plural gladiatorerne)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gla‧di‧a‧tor
Etymology
From Latin gladiātor, from gladius (“sword”).
Noun
gladiator m (plural gladiatoren or gladiators, diminutive gladiatortje n)
- gladiator; entertainer who engages in mortal combat
Latin
gladiātōrēs (gladiators)
Etymology
Derived from gladi(us) (“sword”) + -ātor (“-ator”, agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡla.diˈaː.tor/, [ɡɫa.dɪˈaː.tɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡla.diˈa.tor/, [ɡla.diˈaː.tor]
Noun
gladiātor m (genitive gladiātōris); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gladiātor | gladiātōrēs |
| genitive | gladiātōris | gladiātōrum |
| dative | gladiātōrī | gladiātōribus |
| accusative | gladiātōrem | gladiātōrēs |
| ablative | gladiātōre | gladiātōribus |
| vocative | gladiātor | gladiātōrēs |
Hyponyms
- (gladiator): prōvocātor, rētiārius, secūtor, thraex
Derived terms
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Descendants
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References
- gladiator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gladiator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- GLADIATOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gladiator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to give a gladiatorial show: gladiatores dare
- at the gladiatorial games: gladiatoribus (Att. 2. 19. 3)
- to give a gladiatorial show: gladiatores dare
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gladiator m (definite singular gladiatoren, indefinite plural gladiatorer, definite plural gladiatorene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gladiator m (definite singular gladiatoren, indefinite plural gladiatorar, definite plural gladiatorane)
Swedish
Noun
gladiator c
- gladiator; entertainer who engaged in mortal combat
Declension
| Inflection of gladiator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gladiator | gladiatorn | gladiatorer | gladiatorerna |
| Genitive | gladiators | gladiatorns | gladiatorers | gladiatorernas |