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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From left, a gladiator fight scene etched into a wall in ancient Pompeii, and researchers' rendering of the illustration.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Maximus seeks revenge by competing in the gladiator games in the hope of eventually taking down Commodus.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
What if Ashur had lived and ended up in charge of his own gladiator school?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
Ashur’s gladiators, especially the ambitious Tarchon (Jordi Webber) and Korris, are eager to bask in the notoriety, riches and freedoms a champion status would bring them.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Maximus seeks revenge by competing in the gladiator games in the hope of eventually taking down Commodus.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
What if Ashur had lived and ended up in charge of his own gladiator school?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
Ashur’s gladiators, especially the ambitious Tarchon (Jordi Webber) and Korris, are eager to bask in the notoriety, riches and freedoms a champion status would bring them.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladiator
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At the 68th annual Grammy Awards, Justin took the stage in nothing but a pair of silk Skylrk boxers.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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After all, the Paul brothers, Jake and Logan, famously parlayed their viral YouTube presences into professional careers, Jake as a boxer and Logan as a wrestler.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fighters will use four-ounce gloves and will face off inside a hexagon cage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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India already operates two squadrons of Rafale fighter jets and last year signed a deal to purchase 26 marine variants of the stealth fighter for the navy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Gladiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiator. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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