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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Like Mescal, Pascal went through intense gladiator training.
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EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere, a bold gladiator kicks things up a notch.
—WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
That would be quite the movie-date night with men dressed up as gladiators, and women in pink fairy dresses and pointy hat witch get-up.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Events bring Lucius back to Rome as a gladiator, making new enemies and reuniting with his mother.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
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EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere, a bold gladiator kicks things up a notch.
—WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
That would be quite the movie-date night with men dressed up as gladiators, and women in pink fairy dresses and pointy hat witch get-up.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Events bring Lucius back to Rome as a gladiator, making new enemies and reuniting with his mother.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Gladiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiator. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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