gladiator
1. [ noun ] (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
Related terms: combatant antiquity Rome
2. [ noun ] (boxing) a professional boxer
Synonyms: prizefighter
Related terms: boxer lightweight middleweight charles_liston cruiserweight welterweight corbett dempsey gene_tunney joe_louis marciano ray_robinson michael_gerald_tyson ali heavyweight featherweight prizefight
Similar spelling:   gladiatorial
  Gleditsia