as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
the two punch-drunk gladiators stumbled to their corners
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Starz released a new teaser for the series Wednesday, which welcomes a whole new era of gladiators into the arena.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Jan. 2025
Here, he was portrayed as a devoted father, a health-and-fitness addict, a gladiator raging against the ravages of professional athletics.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Starz has released the first look at its upcoming gladiator drama Spartacus: House of Ashur, the next chapter in the Spartacus franchise.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
And what if he had instead been gifted the gladiator school once owned by Batiatus in return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus, putting an end to the slave rebellion?
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Jan. 2025
Here, he was portrayed as a devoted father, a health-and-fitness addict, a gladiator raging against the ravages of professional athletics.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Starz has released the first look at its upcoming gladiator drama Spartacus: House of Ashur, the next chapter in the Spartacus franchise.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
And what if he had instead been gifted the gladiator school once owned by Batiatus in return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus, putting an end to the slave rebellion?
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gladiator
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“Gladiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiator. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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