单词 | monomachist |
释义 | monomachistn. rare. A person who fights in single combat. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > [noun] > champion or fighter in single combat campionc1320 defendantc1450 combatant1489 appellant1520 defender?c1525 principal1590 duellist1593 champion1597 combater1598 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). < n.1828 |
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