gladiateur

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin gladiātōrem (“gladiator, swordsman, swordman (uncommon)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡla.dja.tœʁ/

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• Hyphenation: gla‧dia‧teur

Noun

gladiateur m (plural gladiateurs, feminine gladiatrice or gladiateure)

1. gladiator

   Synonym: belluaire

Further reading

• “gladiateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012