scrimer
English
Noun
scrimer (plural scrimers)
- (obsolete) A fencing master.
- In "Hamlet", Act IV, Scene VII, the king of Denmark, flattering Laertes into a duel with Hamlet, says he has been given a description of Laertes' skill: "The scrimers of their nation, He swore, had neither motion, guard, nor eye, If you opposed them."
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for scrimer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Romanian
Alternative forms
- scrimeur (dated)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skriˈmer/
Declension
declension of scrimer
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) scrimer | scrimerul | (niște) scrimeri | scrimerii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) scrimer | scrimerului | (unor) scrimeri | scrimerilor |
| vocative | scrimerule | scrimerilor | ||
Related terms
- scrima
- scrimare
- scrimă
See also
- floretă
References
- scrimer in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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