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Plural of swordsman

irregular plural

The plural of swordsman is swordsmen.

Forms of swordsman

Singularswordsman /ˈsɔːdsmən/
Pluralswordsmen
Countablecountable

Swordsmen in a sentence

  • These royalists are good swordsmen, and the Englishman is devilish cunning, and looks very powerful.1905 January 12, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], The Scarlet Pimpernel, popular edition, London: Greening & Co., published 20 March…. From the entry hors de combat
  • Then you shall be weaponmasters and serve me doubly.” He turned and beckoned one of the swordsmen forward, a pale-haired man with deep-set green eyes.2009, Katharine Kerr, The Silver Mage (The Silver Wyrm; book four), DAW Books, →ISBN, page 67. From the entry weaponmaster

Meaning of swordsman

  1. noun A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
  2. noun A person who fights with a sword.
  3. noun A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.

Full definition of swordsman

Nouns ending in -man: plural -men

Questions about the plural of swordsman

What is the plural of swordsman?
The plural of swordsman is swordsmen.
Is swordsman countable?
Swordsman is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: swordsman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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