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- Dictionarygladiator/ˈɡladɪeɪtə/
noun
- 1. (in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.
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A gladiator ( "swordsman", from, "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, s... Wikipedia