gladiatorn.

Brit.

/ˈɡladɪeɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈɡlædiˌeɪdər/

Etymology: < Latin gladiātor, < gladius sword.

1. Historical. Among the ancient Romans, one who fought with a sword or other weapon at public shows; usually a slave or captive trained for the purpose.Gladiator is employed by Cicero as a term of abuse; cf. quot. 1541.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > gladiatorial combat > [noun] > gladiator

swordmana1387

sword-player1538

gladiator1541

fence-man1558

fencer1587

sworder1594

Samnite1600

sword-fencer1600

mirmilloner1623

mirmillo1638

mirmillon1656

1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline xviii. f. 31^v If I had demed it best..to put Catiline to deth, I wolde not haue giuen this gladiatour one houre space to liue.

1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 447 This man dreamed..that when the Gladiators or Fencers exercised their arte at Syracusa..he should be slaine by one Retiarius.

1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 72 The Gladiator thinkes it a disgrace, to see himselfe compos'd with one..inferiour to himselfe.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. iv. 345 Amphitheaters..wherein they [sc. the Romans] had severall delightsome shewes to exhilerate the people, Gladiators, Cumbats of men with themselues.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. vi. 452 The Tribun Cato was perpetually inveighing against keeping Gladiators.

1773 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. II. 39 The barbarous exhibition of gladiators.

1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 12 (note) Something is requisite beyond the skill of the mere gladiator, to conduct war itself.

1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxl. 73 I see before me the Gladiator lie: He leans upon his hand—his manly brow Consents to death.

1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals II. i. 39 The Christians steadily refused to admit any professional gladiator to baptism.

figurative.1668 J. Denham Poems 184 Then whilst his Foe, each Gladiator foyls, The Atheist looking on, enjoys the spoyls.1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 40 Not so Dr. Swift; he appears like a masterly gladiator. He wields the sword of party with ease, justness and dexterity.1841–4 R. W. Emerson Polit. in Wks. (1906) I. 244 The gladiators in the lists of power feel..the presence of worth.1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. v. 265 Intellectual gladiators, each trying his strength against the rest.1884 Christian World 23 Oct. 805/2 Mr. Chamberlain has..figured..prominently as a Ministerial gladiator.

†2. A professional swordsman or fencer. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other performances > [noun] > other performers

disourc1330

mountebank1566

fencer1572

gladiator1621

siffleur1827

geisha1887

pole-sitter1927

stunt man1930

flagpole sitter1931

yo-yoist1933

mnemonist1969

yo-yoer1973

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. iv. 348 For that cause, Playes,..Gladiators, Tumblers, Iuglers, &c. and all that crewe is admitted.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 449 ⁋7 [cf. No. 436 ] There is a Mystery among the Gladiators which has escaped your Spectatorial Penetration.

c1733 Epit. in St. Michael's Churchyard, Coventry John Parkes..a Gladiator by Profession, who after Having fought 350 battles in the principal parts of Europe..at length quitted the stage [etc.].

1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. xxiii. 166 His own honour would have forbidden him from mixing his private pleasures or conversation with jockeys, gamesters, blasphemers, gladiators, or buffoons.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as gladiator fight; gladiator-like adv.

ΚΠ

1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV xciv. 50 The new race of inborn slaves, who..rather than be free, Bleed gladiator-like.

1846 H. W. Torrens Remarks Uses Mil. Hist. 109 Their gladiator fights..offer sufficient proof of the sanguinary nature of the people.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gladiator
释义	gladiatorn. Brit. /ˈɡladɪeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈɡlædiˌeɪdər/ Etymology: < Latin gladiātor, < gladius sword. 1. Historical. Among the ancient Romans, one who fought with a sword or other weapon at public shows; usually a slave or captive trained for the purpose.Gladiator is employed by Cicero as a term of abuse; cf. quot. 1541. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > gladiatorial combat > [noun] > gladiator swordmana1387 sword-player1538 gladiator1541 fence-man1558 fencer1587 sworder1594 Samnite1600 sword-fencer1600 mirmilloner1623 mirmillo1638 mirmillon1656 1541 T. Paynell tr. Felicius Conspiracie of Catiline xviii. f. 31^v If I had demed it best..to put Catiline to deth, I wolde not haue giuen this gladiatour one houre space to liue. 1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 447 This man dreamed..that when the Gladiators or Fencers exercised their arte at Syracusa..he should be slaine by one Retiarius. 1608 D. Tuvill Ess. Politicke, & Morall f. 72 The Gladiator thinkes it a disgrace, to see himselfe compos'd with one..inferiour to himselfe. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. iv. 345 Amphitheaters..wherein they [sc. the Romans] had severall delightsome shewes to exhilerate the people, Gladiators, Cumbats of men with themselues. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero I. vi. 452 The Tribun Cato was perpetually inveighing against keeping Gladiators. 1773 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. II. 39 The barbarous exhibition of gladiators. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 12 (note) Something is requisite beyond the skill of the mere gladiator, to conduct war itself. 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxl. 73 I see before me the Gladiator lie: He leans upon his hand—his manly brow Consents to death. 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals II. i. 39 The Christians steadily refused to admit any professional gladiator to baptism. figurative.1668 J. Denham Poems 184 Then whilst his Foe, each Gladiator foyls, The Atheist looking on, enjoys the spoyls.1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 40 Not so Dr. Swift; he appears like a masterly gladiator. He wields the sword of party with ease, justness and dexterity.1841–4 R. W. Emerson Polit. in Wks. (1906) I. 244 The gladiators in the lists of power feel..the presence of worth.1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. v. 265 Intellectual gladiators, each trying his strength against the rest.1884 Christian World 23 Oct. 805/2 Mr. Chamberlain has..figured..prominently as a Ministerial gladiator. †2. A professional swordsman or fencer. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other performances > [noun] > other performers disourc1330 mountebank1566 fencer1572 gladiator1621 siffleur1827 geisha1887 pole-sitter1927 stunt man1930 flagpole sitter1931 yo-yoist1933 mnemonist1969 yo-yoer1973 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. iv. 348 For that cause, Playes,..Gladiators, Tumblers, Iuglers, &c. and all that crewe is admitted. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 449 ⁋7 [cf. No. 436 ] There is a Mystery among the Gladiators which has escaped your Spectatorial Penetration. c1733 Epit. in St. Michael's Churchyard, Coventry John Parkes..a Gladiator by Profession, who after Having fought 350 battles in the principal parts of Europe..at length quitted the stage [etc.]. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. xxiii. 166 His own honour would have forbidden him from mixing his private pleasures or conversation with jockeys, gamesters, blasphemers, gladiators, or buffoons. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as gladiator fight; gladiator-like adv. ΚΠ 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV xciv. 50 The new race of inborn slaves, who..rather than be free, Bleed gladiator-like. 1846 H. W. Torrens Remarks Uses Mil. Hist. 109 Their gladiator fights..offer sufficient proof of the sanguinary nature of the people. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1541
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