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swordbearer

swordbearer noun: one who bears or carries a sword, especially as a symbol of their authority.

Noun

swordbearer (plural swordbearers)

  1. One who bears or carries a sword, especially as a symbol of their authority.

swordbearer meaning in Punjabi

swordbearer in Punjabi

swordbearer, swordsman
ਖੜਗਧਾਰੀ khaṛgadhārī

Forms of swordbearer

pluralswordbearers
alternative formsword-bearer

Origin of swordbearer

From Middle English swerde berer, swerdeberer, swyrd berere, swyrdeberer; equivalent to sword + bearer.

Questions about swordbearer

What does swordbearer mean?
Swordbearer means one who bears or carries a sword, especially as a symbol of their authority.
What is swordbearer in Punjabi?
Swordbearer in Punjabi is ਖੜਗਧਾਰੀ (khaṛgadhārī). See Swordbearer meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is swordbearer?
Swordbearer is a noun.
What is the plural of swordbearer?
The plural of swordbearer is swordbearers.

Words near swordbearer in the dictionary

  1. sword-breakers
  2. sword-flag
  3. sword-flags
  4. sword-swallower
  5. sword-swallowers
  6. swordbearer
  7. swordbearers
  8. swordbearing
  9. swordbelt
  10. swordbelts
  11. swordbill

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Adapted from Wiktionary: swordbearer (page history and authors); ਖੜਗਧਾਰੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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