"retiarius" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɹɛtɪˈɑːɹi.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɹɛtɪˈɛəɹi.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/ [General-American] Forms: retiari [plural], retiarii [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɹi.əs, -ɛəɹi.əs Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rētiārius. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|rētiārius}} Learned borrowing from Latin rētiārius Head templates: {{en-noun|retiari|retiarii}} retiarius (plural retiari or retiarii)
  1. (Ancient Rome, gladiatorial combat) A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon. Tags: Ancient-Rome Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Gladiatorial combat, People
    Sense id: en-retiarius-en-noun-VDyjqqwG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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