fencer

[ fen-ser ]

/ ˈfɛn sər /

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noun

a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc.

a person who fences.

a horse trained to jump barriers, as for show or sport.

Australian. a person who builds or repairs fences.

Origin of fencer

First recorded in 1565–75; fence + -er¹

Words nearby fencer

fence in, fence lizard, fence-mending, fence-off, fence post, fencer, fencerow, fence-sitter, fence with, fencible, fencing

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Example sentences from the Web for fencer

Think like a fencer: parry on Medicare; lunge at the stimulus.
How Do You Win the VP Debate?|David Frum|October 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The annual price of training for Maya Lawrence, an Olympic fencer, is estimated to be $20,000.
Gabby Douglas, Ryan Lochte: Why Families of America’s Olympics Athletes Are Broke|Kevin Fallon|August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He had a fencer's suppleness of wrist and balance of body; he pressed Wogan hard and without flurry.
Clementina|A.E.W. Mason
He lifted his lance and hefted it, seeking its absolute balance, feeling its point as a fencer with his rapier.
The Valiants of Virginia|Hallie Erminie Rives

But no fencer who reads the work attentively can fail to derive from it a real profit, and, I hope, a real pleasure.
Secrets of the Sword|Csar Lecat de Bazancourt
But the unhappy creature is no fencer; it thrusts without method, at random.
Social Life in the Insect World|J. H. Fabre
To judge him by a merely literary standard, is to judge a fencer by the grace of his attitudes.
Swift|Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for fencer

fencer

/ (ˈfɛnsə) /

noun

a person who fights with a sword, esp one who practises the art of fencing

mainly Australian and NZ a person who erects and repairs fences

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fencer
释义	fencer [ fen-ser ] / ˈfɛn sər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fencer ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who practices the art of fencing with a sword, foil, etc. a person who fences. a horse trained to jump barriers, as for show or sport. Australian. a person who builds or repairs fences. Origin of fencer First recorded in 1565–75; fence + -er¹ Words nearby fencer fence in, fence lizard, fence-mending, fence-off, fence post, fencer, fencerow, fence-sitter, fence with, fencible, fencing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fencer Think like a fencer: parry on Medicare; lunge at the stimulus. How Do You Win the VP Debate?\|David Frum\|October 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The annual price of training for Maya Lawrence, an Olympic fencer, is estimated to be $20,000. Gabby Douglas, Ryan Lochte: Why Families of America’s Olympics Athletes Are Broke\|Kevin Fallon\|August 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST He had a fencer's suppleness of wrist and balance of body; he pressed Wogan hard and without flurry. Clementina\|A.E.W. Mason He lifted his lance and hefted it, seeking its absolute balance, feeling its point as a fencer with his rapier. The Valiants of Virginia\|Hallie Erminie Rives But no fencer who reads the work attentively can fail to derive from it a real profit, and, I hope, a real pleasure. Secrets of the Sword\|Csar Lecat de Bazancourt But the unhappy creature is no fencer; it thrusts without method, at random. Social Life in the Insect World\|J. H. Fabre To judge him by a merely literary standard, is to judge a fencer by the grace of his attitudes. Swift\|Leslie Stephen British Dictionary definitions for fencer fencer / (ˈfɛnsə) / noun a person who fights with a sword, esp one who practises the art of fencing mainly Australian and NZ a person who erects and repairs fences Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fencer gladiator, dueler
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fencer

noun

Origin of fencer

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British Dictionary definitions for fencer

noun

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