martial artistn.
/ˌmɑːʃl ˈɑːtɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌmɑrʃəl ˈɑrdəst/ A person who practises a martial art.
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1970 Black Belt Oct. 27 Bruce Lee is desperately looking for martial artists to participate in the coming movie, ‘The Silent Flute’.
1981 H. I. Cho (title) Complete martial artist.
1988 J. Brodsky To Urania 119 One distinct yet muffled expletive, ‘Get out!’ A martial artist's unexpected veer.
1998 N.Y. Mag. 20 July 84/2 Unlike the comic-book muscleheads, who are only into the superheroics for the money,..the martial artist can pretend to belong to a mystic tradition.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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