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gladiator

noun

ˈgla-dē-ˌā-tər

Definition of gladiator

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 Several others were Olympic rowers, with a weightlifter, Olympic gladiator and NASA engineer rounding out the team. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 There’s nothing that gives you that same feel of being the gladiator in the ring. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 This pair has a subtle gladiator-like design (ICYMI, gladiators are back), with straps wrapping slightly up the ankle. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 The Greeks branded their slaves; the Romans tattooed their gladiators. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gladiator

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Among the regular participants are active-duty firefighters, lifeguards, professional boxers, National Guard personnel, yoga teachers and locals just looking for a fun way to get their cardio in.

— Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The 49ers, an otherwise good team, have for the past couple of months been weaving and slipping bad news like a boxer trying to avoid a knockout punch.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Regrouping later with others from the White House counsel’s office at a nearby office building as fighter jets patrolled the sky, the future Supreme Court justice was directed to research the emergency powers Bush could tap.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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