Definition of "retiarius" [‖Re•ti•a•ri•us]

• A type of gladiator, who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon. (noun)

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• "With a movement unbelievably swift King was there ahead of him; and with another movement not so swift, but much more disconcerting, he threw his sheet as the retiarius used to throw a net in ancient Rome."
• "This was the undersized, unappealing slave I had encountered at Myrrha's house, now dressed up for his execution like a retiarius."
• "The old Romans knew how formidable, even in contest with a gladiator equipped with sword, helmet, and shield, was the almost naked _retiarius_ with his net in one hand and his three-pronged javelin in the other."