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foilist

foilist noun: a fencer who fights with a foil.

Noun

foilist (plural foilists)

  1. A fencer who fights with a foil.

Forms of foilist

pluralfoilists

Origin of foilist

From foil + -ist.

Questions about foilist

What does foilist mean?
Foilist means a fencer who fights with a foil.
What part of speech is foilist?
Foilist is a noun.
What is the plural of foilist?
The plural of foilist is foilists.

Words near foilist in the dictionary

  1. Foileses
  2. foilest
  3. foileth
  4. foiling
  5. foilings
  6. foilist
  7. foilists
  8. foils
  9. foilsman
  10. foilsmen
  11. foin

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