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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Recent Examples of gladiator
Massimo De Filippis spends hours in the blazing sun each day sharing the history of vestal virgins, dueling gladiators and powerful emperors as tourists shuffle through Rome’s Colosseum and Forum.
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Trisha Thomas, Fortune, 24 July 2025
The package, with a photograph of a masked gladiator on the wrapping, was found after 8 p.m. near mile marker 79.5 in Upper Matecumbe Key, according to the sheriff’s office.
—David Goodhue
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
The Colosseum dates back to 72 A.D. and was the largest amphitheater in the Roman Empire, a place where thousands gathered to watch gladiators fight.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Based on the fact that the remains appeared to belong mainly to young men—and that many exhibited signs of trauma in the form of bone fractures or decapitation in an execution-style—it had long been speculated that the burials could be of gladiators.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Trisha Thomas, Fortune, 24 July 2025
The package, with a photograph of a masked gladiator on the wrapping, was found after 8 p.m. near mile marker 79.5 in Upper Matecumbe Key, according to the sheriff’s office.
—David Goodhue
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
The Colosseum dates back to 72 A.D. and was the largest amphitheater in the Roman Empire, a place where thousands gathered to watch gladiators fight.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Based on the fact that the remains appeared to belong mainly to young men—and that many exhibited signs of trauma in the form of bone fractures or decapitation in an execution-style—it had long been speculated that the burials could be of gladiators.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladiator
Noun
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Davidson says, quoting an exchange between Sylvester Stallone's titular boxer and his on-screen trainer, Burgess Meredith's Mickey.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Laila Ali, fellow boxer and another one of Muhammad’s daughters, also shared a tribute post.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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However, no buildup of fighter jets or any permanent deployment ensued.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This is an unflinching look behind the facade of a fighter, and a role that sees Dwayne Johnson reinvent himself as the ROCKY of a new generation.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Gladiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiator. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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