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dueller, dueler|ˈdjuːələ(r)|
[f. duel v.]
1. One who duels; a duellist.
1628Earle Microcosm., Sceptick in Relig. (Arb.) 67 His conscience interposes itself betwixt Duellers. 1741Richardson Pamela II. 297, I have been accused as a Dueller, and now as a Profligate. 1842Miall in Nonconf. II. 81 Gamesters, duelers, adulterers, scoffers, the foes of God and the pests of men.
fig.1668Dryden Evening's Love iii. i, These perpetual talkers, disputants,..and duellers of the tongue!
2. A duelling pistol or revolver.
1836E. Howard R. Reefer xxxvii, His long-barrelled Manton duellers. |