fencernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfen.sər/us/ˈfen.sɚ/a person who fences as a sport
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Fighting sports
- all-in wrestling
- arm-wrestling
- bantamweight
- black belt
- body blow
- foil
- gumshield
- heavyweight
- jab
- jiujitsu
- judo
- knockout
- left-hander
- punching bag
- rope
- roundhouse kick
- sabre
- savate
- spar
- wrestler
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Examples from literature
- All physical games do not require physical strength, and he became an excellent shot and fencer.
- I am a bad shot and an indifferent fencer.
- It is as though a fencer should remove the button from the end of his foil.
- Never but once have I crossed swords with such a fencer, and I doubt if even he was as strong.
- She was a strong and active woman, with long limbs and well-knit muscles, a clever fencer, a tireless swimmer, a fine horsewoman.