What does gladiatrix mean?
Gladiatrix means (rare) gladiator (female).
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) gladiator (female).
While most gladiatrices fought privately, enough fought publicly so that finally combats were "forbidden in which women fought in companies with each other, or women with dwarfs" (de Beaumont, 1929: 54).
Use gladiatrix when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gladiatrix means (rare) gladiator (female).
Common synonyms include gladiatress.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
While most gladiatrices fought privately, enough fought publicly so that finally combats were "forbidden in which women fought in companies with each other, or women with dwarfs" (de Beaumont, 1929: 54).
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