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
Creative families can bond over mosaic or fresco-painting workshops, while adventurers can try gladiator training.
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Carolyn Ryberg, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Lace-up boots have been seen on a few other pop divas lately, with Mariah Carey wearing a pair of lace printed Christian Louboutin boots earlier this fall, and Tyla performing in gladiator-style boots this summer.
—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Brandt is best known for playing Mazikeen in the Netflix hit series Lucifer across the show’s six seasons, and Naevia in the Starz gladiator drama Spartacus.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Kardashian then paired the look with strappy, gladiator stiletto heels for her evening out in the city.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Carolyn Ryberg, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
Lace-up boots have been seen on a few other pop divas lately, with Mariah Carey wearing a pair of lace printed Christian Louboutin boots earlier this fall, and Tyla performing in gladiator-style boots this summer.
—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Brandt is best known for playing Mazikeen in the Netflix hit series Lucifer across the show’s six seasons, and Naevia in the Starz gladiator drama Spartacus.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Kardashian then paired the look with strappy, gladiator stiletto heels for her evening out in the city.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladiator
Noun
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Sydney Sweeney has had quite the year, starring in both the boxer biopic Christy and the gripping thriller The Housemaid.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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What the bill faces Critics also allude to former MMA fighters accusing UFC of antitrust violations.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Partisan resistance fighters in WWII, civilians or former military members who were not part of the regular armed forces of the Allies, used guerilla tactics to fight Nazis behind enemy lines.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Gladiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiator. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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