swashbuckler
swashbuckler · swashbucklers
Haudegen, Draufgänger, Mantel und Degen
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplayA swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay.
Meaning
3 sensesA swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay.
Haudegen
A daring adventurer.
Draufgänger
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and a lighthearted tone.
Mantel und Degen
More definitions
- a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 3
a swordsman or fencer who engages in show or extravagant swordplay:
a daring adventurer:
a kind of period adventure story:
Origin
From swash (“beat, strike”) + buckler (“shield”).From swash (“beat, strike”) + buckler (“shield”).
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Forms
plural: swashbucklers| Singular | swashbuckler |
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| Plural | swashbucklers |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedswashbuckle