Used in a Sentence

gladiator

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gladiator.

Editorial note

Activity doesn't need to mean Gladiator training at the gym.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To fight as entertainment for others.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gladiator gathered in one view.

verb

To fight as entertainment for others.

verb

To compete in a public contest.

verb

To debate or argue.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gladiator.

verb

To fight as entertainment for others.

verb

To compete in a public contest.

verb

To debate or argue.

noun

A professional boxer.

Example sentences

1

Activity doesn't need to mean Gladiator training at the gym.

2

That's why it was so much fun chasing the gladiator title, pure application of skill (got it in S3).

3

Later they staged gladiator battles, where the loser would be run through with a sword instead.

4

Modern day gladiator games is all there is to it and the crowd loves it.

5

On occasion a gladiator would be killed or not receive mercy from the crowd.

6

The sad truth is they are the modern gladiator and we are the spectator lusting for the violence.

7

The event, held in the Gladiator Pit at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre, attracted more than 143,000 freak-show ghouls and failed concentration camp doctors.

8

The people emote to the tyrant emperor their whims regarding an office gladiator.

9

The best analogy I can provide to my experience is its very much like being an ancient gladiator without the death and blood.

10

We are the mob, ready to boo and hiss and condemn a gladiator to death for the mistake of being on the wrong side of public opinion.

11

Lots of talk about teamwork, the sacrifices, the incredible strategies and tactics (aspects of football are beautiful and fascinating) but ultimately it's not much more than gladiator fighting.

12

So when the game's arena system came out, and the playing field in PVP became more fair, my team attained the top rank (gladiator) in the most competitive battlegroup (bg9).

Quote examples

1

Well, I heard an opinion that the thing is pretty similar with what you said about "Gladiator".

2

"A fat cushion protects you from cut wounds and shields nerves and blood vessels in a fight." Not only would a lean gladiator have been dead meat, he would have made for a bad show.

3

Where i live now, cyclists have to do the traffic gladiator thing and muscle cars out of the way, and are usually honked at, even when on the "bike lane" (which is just a strip painted onto the car lane, woo hoo).

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Proper noun examples

1

The difference is that in Gladiator, he is told to slow down and give the crowd a spectacle.

2

The mob is, as phrased in the movie Gladiator, fickle.

3

Maybe you get a title nowadays, but it's not going to be anything cool like 'Dreadful Gladiator'.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gladiator in a sentence?

Activity doesn't need to mean Gladiator training at the gym.

What does gladiator mean?

To fight as entertainment for others.

What part of speech is gladiator?

gladiator is commonly used as verb, noun.