Meaning & use
retiarius
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A gladiator in ancient Rome who fought armed with a weighted net and a trident.
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The retiarius tried to entangle his opponent in his weighted net.
Mosaics from Pompeii depict a retiarius battling a heavily armored secutor.
A note on using this word
Latin for 'net-man,' from 'rete' (net); retiarii were lightly armored but highly agile fighters, often paired against heavily armed opponents.
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