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gladiator (encz) | gladiator,gladiátor n: Petr Prášek |
Gladiator (gcide) | Gladiator \Glad"i*a`tor\, n. [L., fr. gladius sword. See
Glaive.]
1. Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with
weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral
ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
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2. One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.
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gladiator (wn) | gladiator
n 1: (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who
entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
2: a professional boxer [syn: prizefighter, gladiator] |
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gladiatorial (encz) | gladiatorial,gladiátorský Jaroslav Šedivý |
Gladiator (gcide) | Gladiator \Glad"i*a`tor\, n. [L., fr. gladius sword. See
Glaive.]
1. Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with
weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral
ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
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2. One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.
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Gladiatorial (gcide) | Gladiatorial \Glad`i*a*to"ri*al\, Gladiatorian
\Glad`i*a*to"ri*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants
in general.
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Gladiatorian (gcide) | Gladiatorial \Glad`i*a*to"ri*al\, Gladiatorian
\Glad`i*a*to"ri*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants
in general.
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Gladiatorism (gcide) | Gladiatorism \Glad"i*a`tor*ism\, n.
The art or practice of a gladiator.
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Gladiatorship (gcide) | Gladiatorship \Glad"i*a`tor*ship\, n.
Conduct, state, or art, of a gladiator.
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Gladiatory (gcide) | Gladiatory \Glad"i*a*to*ry\, a. [L. gladiatorius.]
Gladiatorial. [R.]
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Orca gladiator (gcide) | Killer \Kill"er\, n.
1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
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2. (Zool.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of
which several species are known; called also {killer
whale}.
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Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws
armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and
swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and
dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined
attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to
mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species ({Orca
gladiator}), is found both on the European and the
American coast. Two species (Orca ater and {Orca
rectipinna}) occur on the Pacific coast.
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gladiatorial (wn) | gladiatorial
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their
combat; "gladiatorial combats" |
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