( n. )
Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
( n. )
Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012