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单词 monomachist
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monomachistn.

Brit. /məˈnɒməkɪst/, U.S. /məˈnɑməkəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monomachy n., monomachia n., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < monomachy n. or monomachia n. + -ist suffix.
rare.
A person who fights in single combat.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > [noun] > champion or fighter in single combat
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dueller1614
battailant1620
pistol man1784
monomachist1828
1828 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 513 It is the aim of the courteous Monomachist to draw the least possible blood that will satisfy his honor.
1845 T. De Quincey Notes on Gilfillan's 'Gallery Lit. Portraits' in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 724/2 With the air of some Titan slinger or monomachist from Thebes and Troy.
1980 G. Wolfe Shadow of Torturer xxvii. 236 These colors, falling upon the throng of monomachists and loungers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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