swordsman

English

Alternative forms

swordman

Etymology

From sword +‎ -s- +‎ man.

Noun

swordsman (plural swordsmen)

A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
He is a remarkable swordsman.
A person who fights with a sword.
Archers attempted to take down an unknown swordsman.
(informal) A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.
- 2008, Mark Kirby, "Lordy, Lordy, This Woman is 40," GQ, Dec. 16 (retrieved 21 Dec. 2008),
  Jennifer Aniston is in control . . . and getting what she needs from a notorious swordsman eight years her junior.

Synonyms

(person who wields a sword): swordfighter, swordster
(skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse): womanizer

Hyponyms

(person who wields a sword): swordstress, swordswoman

Translations

a person skilled at using swords

Arabic: سَيَّاف‎ m (sayyāf)
Catalan: espadatxí m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 劍客 (zh), 剑客 (zh) (jiànkè)
Dutch: zwaardvechter (nl) m
French: maître d'armes (fr) m
German: Fechter (de) m

Indonesian: ahli pedang
Italian: spadaccino m
Japanese: 剣客 (けんかく, kenkaku)
Latin: gladiator (la)
Persian: شمشیرزن‎ (šamširzan)
Portuguese: espadeiro m
Russian: фехтова́льщик (ru) m (fextoválʹščik)
Spanish: espadachín m

a person who fights with a sword

Arabic: سَيَّاف‎ m (sayyāf)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 大俠 (zh), 大侠 (zh) (dàxiá)
Dutch: zwaardvechter (nl) m
French: épéiste (fr)

Japanese: 剣士 (けんし, kenshi), 剣客 (けんかく, kenkaku)
Persian: شمشیرزن‎ (šamširzan)
Portuguese: espadachim (pt) m or f
Russian: ме́чник (ru) m (méčnik)

Anagrams

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