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gladiator

/ɡˈlædiˌeɪtə/GLA-dee-ay-tur
/ɡˈlædiˌeɪtɚ/GLA-dee-ay-tur

Meaninga swordsman

Common meaning: a sword-fighter in a Roman arena

Journey through time

  1. Latingladius, -ī‘a sword’
  2. Englishgladiator‘a sword-fighter in a Roman arena’ · today

gladi also in: gladiolus

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin gladius ‘a sword’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry gladius, p. 815 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

gladiolus

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