gladiator
English Thesaurus
1. (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat (noun.person)
domain category | : | antiquity, |
definition | : | the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe (noun.time) |
2. a professional boxer (noun.person)
hypernym | : | boxer, pugilist, |
definition | : | someone who fights with his fists for sport (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | featherweight, |
definition | : | a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | heavyweight, |
definition | : | a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | lightweight, |
definition | : | a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | middleweight, |
definition | : | a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | welterweight, |
definition | : | a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | charles liston, liston, sonny liston, |
definition | : | United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | joe louis, joseph louis barrow, louis, |
definition | : | United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) (noun.person) |
instance hyponym | : | gene tunney, james joseph tunney, tunney, |
definition | : | United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978) (noun.person) |
3. (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat (noun.person)
derivation | : | gladiatorial, |
definition | : | of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their combat (adj.pert) |
4. a professional boxer (noun.person)
derivation | : | prizefight, |
definition | : | box for a prize or money (verb.contact) |
5. (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat (noun.person)
derivation | : | gladiatorial, |
definition | : | of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their combat (adj.pert) |
6. a professional boxer (noun.person)
derivation | : | prizefight, |
definition | : | box for a prize or money (verb.contact) |
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