rétiaire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rētiārius (“gladiator”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.sjɛʁ/

Noun

rétiaire m (plural rétiaires)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) retiarius, gladiator with a net

Related terms

• rets, réseau

Further reading

• “rétiaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.