A gladiator (Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals.
Un gladiador (en latín gladiator), "home de espada", era un combatente armado que entretiña ó público da República e do Imperio Romano en violentos enfrontamentos con outros gladiadores, animais salvaxes e criminais condenados.