lanista

Noun

 * 1)  The trainer or manager of a team of gladiators.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  owner and trainer of gladiators

Etymology
According to Isidore, a borrowing from Etruscan (see ) and also derived from the verb (see also ). Ernout and Meillet view the -a ending as supporting an Etruscan origin. However, De Vaan suggests an Indo-European etymology for and questions the Etruscan origin of this word family.

Noun

 * 1) trainer or manager of a team of gladiators