Glăd'i-ā'tor, n.

noun

n. [Lat., from gladius, sword; Fr. gladiateur, Sp. gladiador, It. gladiatore.] A sword-player; a prize-fighter; especially, in ancient Rome, one who fought in the arena for the entertainment of the people.

A wounded gladiator lies propped on one arm on a low platform, with a sword beside him. — Dying Gladiator (from an ancient bass-relief).