Gladiator

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.

II. Gladiator ·noun 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.

Related Words

gladiator
glădĭātor, ōris, m. [gladius; cf. digladior], a swordsman, fighter in the public games, a gladiator ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
gladiator
gladiātor ōris, m gladius, a swordsman, gladiator, fighter (in public games): gladiatorum spectacu...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary