pancratiast

noun

pan·​cra·​ti·​ast

panˈkrāshēˌast

variants or pancratist

ˈpankrətə̇st

plural -s

: a contestant or victor in a pancratium

pancratiastic

¦panˌkrāshē¦astik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin pancratiastes, from Greek pankratiastēs, from pankratiazein to perform the exercises of the pancratium, from pankration pancratium

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