Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.

    He is a remarkable swordsman.

    Fechter

    фехтова́льщикfextoválʹščik

    фехтува́льникfextuválʹnyk

  2. A person who fights with a sword.

    Archers attempted to take down an unknown swordsman.

    Schwertkämpfer

    ме́чникméčnik

    ме́чникméčnyk

  3. (informal)A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.

More definitions
  • a man skilled at fencing

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The success of the one-armed swordsman caught a lot of attention.

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  2. The performance of the one-armed swordsman caught a lot of attention.

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  3. Ziri was a skilled swordsman.

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  4. Antonio became a skilled swordsman.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
a person skilled at using swords:
a person who fights with a sword:
Русский
By meaning 2
a person skilled at using swords:
a person who fights with a sword:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a person skilled at using swords:
a person who fights with a sword:

Forms

plural: swordsmen

Synonyms

4 synonyms
person who wields a sword:swordfighterswordspersonswordster
skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse:womanizer

Word family

1 related words

See also

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