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retiarius

[ ree-shee-air-ee-uhs ]

noun

, Roman History.
, plural re·ti·ar·i·i [ree-shee-, air, -ee-ahy, -, air, -ee-ee].
  1. a gladiator equipped with a net for casting over his opponent.


retiarius

/ ˌriːtɪˈɛərɪəs; ˌriːʃɪ- /

noun

  1. (in ancient Rome) a gladiator armed with a net and trident
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retiarius1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin rēte “net” + -i-, connecting vowel + -ārius, noun suffix; rete ( def ), -i- -ary ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retiarius1

Latin, from rēte net
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Example Sentences

This giant was a supersize retiarius.

In his hands were the weapons of a retiarius - a trident and a weighted net.

Here, face downward, was a Samnite with his oblong shield; yonder lay a bare headed retiarius with his net and three-pointed lance.

The Retiarius endeavoured to throw the net over his antagonist, and then to despatch him with the spear.

Like as not, now, some toe-dancing stripling of a retiarius will entangle me in his net this very afternoon, and no mercy signal has been or will be given this day.

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