gladiator
A warrior who fights (possibly unwillingly) as a form of mass entertainment, in a colosseum or other arena. The arms and armor of such fighters tend towards the spectacular-but-impractical, since spectacle is the whole point. Men often will be bare-chested, while women often will be wearing bikini armor.
Historically, gladiators originate in the ancient Roman Empire.
The following tags are aliased to this tag: gladiatrix (learn more).