retiˈarian, a. and n. rare.
[f. next + -an.]
a. adj. Composed of retiarii. b. n. A retiarius.
| 1730 A. Gordon Maffei's Amphith. 159 A Gladiator..of the Retiarian Class. 1802 Gifford tr. Juvenal viii. 294 The wonder is, they turn not fencers too, Secutors, Retiarians. |