buckler

1 of 2

noun

buck·ler ˈbə-klər How to pronounce buckler (audio)

: a small round shield held by a handle at arm's length

: a shield worn on the left arm

: one that shields and protects

buckler

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verb

bucklered; bucklering; bucklers

transitive verb

: to shield or defend with a buckler

Example Sentences

Noun a strong and free press is our best buckler against tyranny

Recent Examples on the Web

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

单词	bucklers
释义	buckler 1 of 2 noun 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 2 verb 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 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 bucklers noun plural of buckler as in shields means or method of defending a strong and free press is our best buckler against tyranny Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance shields defenses ammunitions safeguards weapons walls protections armors securities screens guards wards armaments arms egises covers munitions fortresses aegises forts palisades weaponries strongholds Antonyms & Near Antonyms attacks offences offenses assaults aggressions offensives
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buckler

noun

verb

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Example Sentences

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