Gladiate(a.) Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus.
Gladiator(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.
Gladiator(n.) One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.

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