retiariusn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛtɪˈɑːrɪəs/,

/ˌrɛtɪˈɛːrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌriʃiˈɛriəs/

Inflections: Plural retiarii.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rētiārius.

Etymology: < classical Latin rētiārius gladiator who carried a net for entangling his opponent < rēte net (see rete n.) + -ārius -ary suffix¹.Quots. 1647 and 1693 translate verses in Juvenal (Satires 8. 201ff.), but Juvenal does not actually use the word rētiārius. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciations (rītiˌē^ə·riɒ̆s, rīʃiˌē^ə·riɒ̆s) /riːtɪˈɛərɪəs/, /riːʃɪˈɛərɪəs/.

Roman History.

A Roman gladiator who fought with a net and trident. Also figurative in allusion to a person whose tactics are designed to ensnare or trap an opponent.

ΘΚΠ

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

1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 447 This man dreamed..that when the Gladiators or Fencers exercised their arte at Syracusa..he should be slaine by one Retiarius.

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 267 And there Gracchus, Romes infamy, doth arm'd appear, A Retiarius.

1693 G. Stepney tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires viii. 161 As Retiarius he Attacks his Foe; First waves his Trident ready for the throw, Next casts his Net.

1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence ii. xliii As in throng'd Amphitheatre, of old, The wary Retiarius trap'd his foe.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 241/2 The retiarius attempted to cast his net over the head of the secutor.

1858 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery II. 289 Another lamp in the same collection has a retiarius holding his trident.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. vi. 120 I..encountered a retiarius, and the meshes are on my head and arms.

1929 H. Sidebotham Polit. Profiles 182 You are caught in meshes of argumentation so fine that you hardly know that they are there... Beware of the retiarius.

1959 H. Mattingly Rom. Imperial Civilisation 195 Gladiators were divided into a number of classes—..the secutores (chasers) set against the retiarii (men armed only with a net and trident), [etc.].

2007 Express (Nexis) 7 May 24 Several..skulls bore a set of three holes, which were consistent with a blow from the three-pronged trident..used by a..retiarius.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retiarius
释义	retiariusn. Brit. /ˌrɛtɪˈɑːrɪəs/, /ˌrɛtɪˈɛːrɪəs/, U.S. /ˌriʃiˈɛriəs/ Inflections: Plural retiarii. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rētiārius. Etymology: < classical Latin rētiārius gladiator who carried a net for entangling his opponent < rēte net (see rete n.) + -ārius -ary suffix¹.Quots. 1647 and 1693 translate verses in Juvenal (Satires 8. 201ff.), but Juvenal does not actually use the word rētiārius. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciations (rītiˌē^ə·riɒ̆s, rīʃiˌē^ə·riɒ̆s) /riːtɪˈɛərɪəs/, /riːʃɪˈɛərɪəs/. Roman History. A Roman gladiator who fought with a net and trident. Also figurative in allusion to a person whose tactics are designed to ensnare or trap an opponent. ΘΚΠ 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 1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man v. 447 This man dreamed..that when the Gladiators or Fencers exercised their arte at Syracusa..he should be slaine by one Retiarius. 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 267 And there Gracchus, Romes infamy, doth arm'd appear, A Retiarius. 1693 G. Stepney tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires viii. 161 As Retiarius he Attacks his Foe; First waves his Trident ready for the throw, Next casts his Net. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence ii. xliii As in throng'd Amphitheatre, of old, The wary Retiarius trap'd his foe. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 241/2 The retiarius attempted to cast his net over the head of the secutor. 1858 S. Birch Hist. Anc. Pottery II. 289 Another lamp in the same collection has a retiarius holding his trident. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians I. vi. 120 I..encountered a retiarius, and the meshes are on my head and arms. 1929 H. Sidebotham Polit. Profiles 182 You are caught in meshes of argumentation so fine that you hardly know that they are there... Beware of the retiarius. 1959 H. Mattingly Rom. Imperial Civilisation 195 Gladiators were divided into a number of classes—..the secutores (chasers) set against the retiarii (men armed only with a net and trident), [etc.]. 2007 Express (Nexis) 7 May 24 Several..skulls bore a set of three holes, which were consistent with a blow from the three-pronged trident..used by a..retiarius. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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