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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My motivation was to achieve with the team, to make the fans happy and above all to experience this feeling of entering the pitch as a gladiator who returns victorious.
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
What is the name of the amphitheater in ancient Rome where gladiators fought?
—Alex Vance, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
The team also discovered a second new species of gladiator frog.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The moody brute is more than just a gladiator to Macrinus, however.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
What is the name of the amphitheater in ancient Rome where gladiators fought?
—Alex Vance, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
The team also discovered a second new species of gladiator frog.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The moody brute is more than just a gladiator to Macrinus, however.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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 3 Apr. 2025.
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