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GLADIATOR
Definition of GLADIATOR
noun
A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
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Where it comes from
From Latin gladiātor, from gladius (“sword”). See also English gladius.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLADIATOR · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GLADIATOR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 165 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GLADIATOR starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AADGILORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start GLADIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found GLADIATOR?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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