lanista

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noun

The trainer or manager of a team of gladiators.

OriginLatin lanista →
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Meanings

nounlanista (plural lanistas or lanisti)

plural lanistas · plural lanisti

  1. historicalThe trainer or manager of a team of gladiators.

Origin

  1. Latinlanista
  2. Latinlanista
  3. Englishlanista

Borrowed from Latin lanista.

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Anagrams

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APA

lanista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanista

MLA

“lanista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanista. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lanista,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lanista.

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