swordsmann.
/ˈsɔːdzmən/, U.S. /ˈsɔrdzmən/ 1.
a. A man who uses, or is skilled in the use of, a sword; spec. one skilled in fencing.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > fencer
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a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 219 As Swordsmen use to fence With blunted Foyles.
1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Swordsman,..at present it generally means a person versed in the art of fencing.
1825 E. Bulwer-Lytton Zicci i. i The Sicilian was a renowned swordsman; nevertheless, in the third pass he was run through the body.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 96 Had a common swordsman struck this fatal blow, he had harmed the bone and damaged the muscles.
1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xv. 306 His animosities were held in check by only one curb—he was no swordsman.
b. = swordman n. 1b.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > sword
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1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xi. 188 They [sc. the Egyptian army] consist..of..swordsmen, macemen, slingers, and other corps.
2. = swordman n. 2.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > military man > [noun]
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1701 J. Prince (title) Danmonii [sic] Orientales Illustres:..wherein the Lives..of the Most famous Divines, Statesmen, Swordsmen, Physicians [etc.], Natives of that most noble Province [sc. Devon]..are memoriz'd.
1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. xviii. 48 The swordsman's pass.
Derivatives
ˈswordswoman n.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > sword > woman
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1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Dec. (Cassell's) A company of twelve Viennese swordswomen will shortly arrive in Paris to give a series of entertainments.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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