buckler
1 of 2noun
buck·ler ˈbə-klər 
1
a
: a small round shield held by a handle at arm's length
b
: a shield worn on the left arm
2
: one that shields and protects
buckler
2 of 2verb
bucklered; bucklering; bucklers
transitive verb
: to shield or defend with a buckler
Synonyms
Noun
- aegis
- egis
- ammunition
- armor
- cover
- defense
- guard
- protection
- safeguard
- screen
- security
- shield
- wall
- ward
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun a strong and free press is our best buckler against tyranny
Recent Examples on the Web
Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2017 Helen Shaw, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2021
Noun
So the film pays bemused tribute not only to one of Disneyland’s most popular rides but those old swash-bucklers who once graced movie screens. Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2017 Verb
As Mark Antony vamped, hoping for solitude, Cassius hissed with rage, straddled Caesar’s corpse, tore off his own velvet cape, dropped his sword and buckler down a set of stairs, and raged off into the wings. Helen Shaw, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2021 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English bocler, from Anglo-French bucler, from bocle
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1593, in the meaning defined above
buckler
noun
as in shield
means or method of defending a strong and free press is our best buckler against tyranny Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shield
- defense
- ammunition
- protection
- safeguard
- weapon
- wall
- armor
- guard
- aegis
- ward
- screen
- security
- egis
- cover
- armament
- arm
- weaponry
- fortress
- fort
- palisade
- munitions
- stronghold
- fastness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- attack
- offense
- assault
- offence
- aggression
- offensive