ɐ bˌʌstuːˈɛɹɪəs plˈʊɹɹəl: bˈʌstuːˌɑːɹɹɪˌaɪ wʌzɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚɹ ɪn ˈeɪntʃənt ɹˈoʊm, hˌuː fˈɔːt ɐbˌaʊt ðə fjˈuːnɚɹəl pˈaɪɚ ʌvðə dᵻsˈiːst æɾɚ ɹˈoʊmən fjˈuːnɚɹəl.
A bustuarius (plural: bustuarii) was a kind of gladiator in Ancient Rome, who fought about the funeral pyre () of the deceased at a Roman funeral.