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Fighter vs Gladiator - What's the difference?

fighter | gladiator |

As nouns the difference between fighter and gladiator

is that fighter is a person who fights, a combatant while gladiator is gladiator.

fighter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who fights, a combatant.
  • A warrior; fighting soldier.
  • A pugnacious, competitive person.
  • A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is that of shooting down other aircraft. Some of these (Fighter-Attack or Attack aircraft) also have a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
  • A boxer or participant in any martial art.
  • (colloquial) A firefighter
  • (video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.
  • * 2004 , Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks (page 59)
    • Still, it's excellent software, especially for one-on-one fighting titles such as the King Of Fighters series, classic Street Fighter II variants, and newer one-on-one fighters such as Garou.

    Derived terms

    * cage fighter * freedom fighter * prizefighter * (aircraft) fighter-bomber, fighter-interceptor, fighter plane, foo fighter, fighter jet, stealth fighter, strike fighter

    Anagrams

    * *

    gladiator

    English

    (wikipedia gladiator)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
  • (label) A male gladiator (where a female gladiator is a gladiatrix).
  • (label) A disputant in a public controversy or debate.
  • A professional boxer.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

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