Sekirov Dictionary

gladiator

/ˈɡlædiˌeɪ̯tə/

verb 4
noun 4
forms 3

verb4

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To fight as entertainment for others.
- The guards made me fight other prisoners for their own amusement. It was called gladiatoring. — 2013
•
To compete in a public contest.
- I played very well as was evidenced in that I was the only participant in the entire six or seven days of wind gladiatoring who received a standing ovation from the orchestra, no less. — 1994
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To act aggressively toward others.
- Why, thin, Mister Levi Slam, don't you think now that a volley poured into them haythen mosquitos beyant would put a stop to their gladiatoring a little? — 1863
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To debate or argue.
- He did his gladiatoring doubtless without malice, and from a purely sporting instinct — even as Mr. Punch gave the provocation. — 1895

noun4

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A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
- My mother prepared herself for the evening with the same somber deliberateness of the gladiators in Spartacus. — 2002
A professional boxer.
A disputant in a public controversy or debate.
Synonym of heelwalker (“Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids.”).

forms

gladiatored · gladiatoring · gladiators

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