swordsman

noun

swords·​man ˈsȯrdz-mən How to pronounce swordsman (audio)
1
: one skilled in swordplay
especially : a saber fencer
2
archaic : a soldier armed with a sword

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Joining Luffy aboard the Going Merry were navigator Nami (Emily Rudd), swordsman Zoro (Mackenyu), sharpshooter Usopp (Jacob Romero) and chef Sanji (Taz Skylar). Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025 The rock star is a talented swordsman and used to train with the British Olympic fencing squad in the 1980s. Jamie Barton, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025 In 1999: Eleven people were injured by a nude swordsman at St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church in London during a Sunday Mass. The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024 Luckily for fans turned on by Shogun to the cunning machinations of feudal Japanese lords, swordsmen, concubines and ladies in waiting, the well of samurai storytelling that inspired Shogun and Clavell’s book is very deep indeed. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for swordsman

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of swordsman was in 1657

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“Swordsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swordsman. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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swordsman

noun
swords·​man ˈsō(ə)rdz-mən How to pronounce swordsman (audio)
ˈsȯ(ə)rdz-
1
: one who fights with a sword
2
: one skilled in the use of the sword

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