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retiarius

Syllables: re·ti·ar·i·usUK/ˌɹɛtɪˈɑːɹi.əs/US/ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/

retiarius noun: a gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.

Noun

retiarius (plural retiari or retiarii)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, gladiatorial combat) A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.

retiarius meaning in Tamil

retiarius in Tamil

வாட்போர் வீரன்

Forms of retiarius

pluralretiari
pluralretiarii

Origin of retiarius

Learned borrowing from Latin rētiārius.

Questions about retiarius

What does retiarius mean?
Retiarius means a gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.
What is retiarius in Tamil?
Retiarius in Tamil is வாட்போர் வீரன். See Retiarius meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is retiarius?
Retiarius is a noun.
How do you pronounce retiarius?
Retiarius is pronounced /ˌɹɛtɪˈɑːɹi.əs/ (UK).
What is the plural of retiarius?
The plural of retiarius is retiari.

Words near retiarius in the dictionary

  1. retia testes
  2. retial
  3. retiari
  4. retiaries
  5. retiarii
  6. retiarius
  7. retiary
  8. retic
  9. reticella
  10. reticellas
  11. reticelli

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retiarius (page history and authors); retiarius (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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