Did you possibly mean barista?
Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found.
Examples
“Subulo, lanista and hister, for instance, are masculine nouns borrowed from Etruscan.”
“Subulo, lanista and hister, for instance, are masculine nouns borrowed from Etruscan.”
“The man was crude and thick-skinned enough not to mind having a job descriptiongladiatorial school owner (lanista, in Latin)that Romans compared to butcher (lanius) or pimp (leno).”
“Vatia was a lanista, an entrepreneur who bought and trained gladiators, whom he then hired out to the producers of gladiatorial games.”
“Unfamiliar classical terms such as ludus, lanista and the numerous arena fighting styles are explained at first use, and can usually be worked out from context.”
“Horrified, Marcus negotiates to buy her from the lanista who owns her.”
“Marcus knows that Lelia had to sell herself to the lanista and fight in the arena to survive but what she keeps from him is the fact that she bore a child, now lost.”
“Some linguists link fenestra with Gk. verb phainein “to show;” others see in it an Etruscan borrowing, based on the suffix -stra, as in L. loan-words aplustre “the carved stern of a ship with its ornaments,” genista “the plant broom,” lanista “trainer of gladiators.””
“The lanista was standing in the centre of a modest room while one slave poured what looked to be water into a beaker he held ready, and another crouched at his feet removing his outdoor boots.”
“The lanista matched my tone: “Oh it was quite informal.””
Lists
‘lanista’ hasn't been added to any lists yet.
Tweets
Looking for tweets for lanista.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.