Bible Dictionaries
Ladiator

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.

(2):

(n.) Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ladiator'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/ladiator.html. 1828.