swashbuckler
swashbuckler noun: a swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay.
Noun
swashbuckler (plural swashbucklers)
- A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay.
- Phillips, in his New World of Words defines, to swash, to make fly about; to clash, or make a noise with swords; and a swash-buckler, a vain glorious sword player or fencer, a meer braggadochoe, a vapouring fellow.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 80
- A daring adventurer.
- A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and a lighthearted tone.
swashbuckler meaning in Kannada
swashbuckler in Kannada
- ದುಂಡಾವರ್ತಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯ, ಬಾಯಿಬಡಕ
Forms of swashbuckler
| plural | swashbucklers |
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Origin of swashbuckler
From swash (“beat, strike”) + buckler (“shield”).
Questions about swashbuckler
- What does swashbuckler mean?
- Swashbuckler means a swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay.
- What is swashbuckler in Kannada?
- Swashbuckler in Kannada is ದುಂಡಾವರ್ತಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯ, ಬಾಯಿಬಡಕ. See Swashbuckler meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is swashbuckler?
- Swashbuckler is a noun.
- What is the plural of swashbuckler?
- The plural of swashbuckler is swashbucklers.
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