eristic vs gladiator

eristic

noun
  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 

  • A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. 

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

gladiator

noun
  • A disputant in a public controversy or debate. 

  • A professional boxer. 

  • A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal. 

verb
  • To act aggressively toward others. 

  • To fight as entertainment for others. 

  • To debate or argue. 

  • To compete in a public contest. 

How often have the words eristic and gladiator occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )