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retiarius

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛtɪˈɑːɹi.əs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛtɪˈɛəɹi.əs/
  • General-American: /ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/
  • rhymes with -ɑːɹi.əs
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.əs

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noun

Meaning 1

A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Rome

Qualifier: gladiatorial combat

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rētiārius.