GLADIATOR
ADJECTIVES
► LAQUEARIAN of a gladiator: armed with a noose to entangle his antagonist → 1818
► LAQUEARY of a gladiator: armed with a noose to entangle his antagonist → 1682 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► CAMPION one who fights in single combat as a trial of strength or bravery, or to decide a judicial question; a gladiator, pugilist, or professional fighter; a combatant → c1320 obs.
► SWORDER a person who kills another with a sword; an assassin, a cut-throat; a person who habitually fights with a sword; a gladiator → 1594
► SWORD-FENCER a gladiator → 1600 obs.
► SWORDMAN a man who uses or fights with a sword; a gladiator; one skilled in using a sword → a1387
► SWORD-PLAYER a gladiator → a1400 obs.
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