net-castern.1
/ˈnɛtˌkɑːstə/, /ˈnɛtˌkastə/, U.S. /ˈnɛtˌkæstər/ rare.
A person who casts a net; (in quot. 1587) spec. = retiarius n.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > gladiatorial combat > [noun] > gladiator > armed with a net
net-braider1440
net-caster1587
retiarius1598
retiary1633
net-worker1639
net-bearer1647
retiarian1802
1587 J. Hooker tr. Giraldus Cambrensis Vaticinall Hist. Conquest Ireland i. xlii. 27/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II The netcaster hauing ouerthrowne the swordplaier.
1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers II. iv. 59 Benjamin Pump was invariably the cockswain and net-caster of Richard's boat.
1970 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 3 Jan. 7 (caption) Glenn Whitaker's shadowed form is behind the big net as he casts for fish... He's considered a top net caster.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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