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Meaning of gladiator | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
[ɡɫa.diˈaː.tɔr]

Definitions

  1. gladiator, swordsman
    declension-3
  2. a term of reproach for someone who behaves violently in the manner of a gladiator; a murderer, cutthroat, assassin
    declension-3, figuratively

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Examples

“Ego, sī hoc optimum factū iūdicārem, Patrēs Cōnscrīptī, Catilīnam morte multārī, ūnīus ūsūram hōrae gladiātōrī istī ad vīvendum nōn dedissem.”

If I judged that it was the best course of action, Conscript Fathers, to punish Catiline with death, I would not have granted to that gladiator of yours a single hour of life. (Cicero’s provocative implication: like an audience viewing a gladiatorial combat, the Roman senators have done nothing to stop Catiline, despite their awareness of his violent threats and actions.)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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