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Swordsman vs Gladiator - What's the difference?

swordsman | gladiator |

As nouns the difference between swordsman and gladiator

is that swordsman is a person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer while gladiator is gladiator.

swordsman

English

Noun

(swordsmen)
  • A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
  • He is a remarkable swordsman .
  • A person who fights with a sword.
  • Archers attempted to take down an unknown swordsman .
  • (informal) A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.
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  • Jennifer Aniston is in control . . . and getting what she needs from a notorious swordsman eight years her junior.

    Synonyms

    * (person who wields a sword) swordfighter, swordster * (skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse) womanizer

    Hyponyms

    * (person who wields a sword) swordstress, swordswoman

    Anagrams

    *

    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)