Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.
Gladiators were both professional and amateur fighters in ancient Rome.
Warriors who had to fight with wild beasts or humans in the arenas in the Roman Period.
A man trained to entertain the public by engaging in mortal combat in ancient Roman Arenas (Ex. the Coliseum) the ruin still stand in the heart of Rome, Italy.
(ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
a trained fighter in a Roman arena and director Scott must have done extensive research to bring out the plethora of combats that take place in the Coliseum, notorious as the venue where Christians were thrown to the lions
a warrior who fights to the end, never giving up and always knowing he can over come
From the Latin word gladius meaning sword. Name used to refer to the fighters in The Circus (q.v.). They were mostly prisoners of war, condemned criminals or slaves.