swordsman

[ sawrdz-muhn, sohrdz- ]

noun

, plural swords·men.

1. a person who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
2. a fencer.
3. a soldier.

swordsman

/ ˈsɔːdzmən /

noun

1. one who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword

Derived Forms

• ˈswordsmanˌship, noun

Other Words From

• swordsman·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of swordsman¹

First recorded in 1670–80; sword + 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

Cyrano de Bergerac is, we are told, a “soldier, poet, philosopher, magician, playwright … and the best swordsman in Paris.”

From New York Times

Cyrano is a witty wordsmith and staggeringly proficient swordsman, able to defeat his opponents with both verbal and physical deftness.

From Salon

Weyman actually matched or even surpassed “A Gentleman of France,” in 1894’s “Under the Red Robe,” which features a highly ambivalent antihero, the 17th-century gambler and swordsman nicknamed The Black Death.

From Washington Post

Patinkin brought up “The Princess Bride,” in which he played Inigo Montoya, a swordsman trying to avenge his father’s death — and which at heart is about the search for true love.

From New York Times

She wields her good humor with the ease of a master swordsman.

From New York Times