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swordmistress

swordmistress noun: a female expert or consummate swordfighter.

Noun

swordmistress (plural swordmistresses)

  1. A female expert or consummate swordfighter.
    • “My mother, having put aside the Unicom and followed her will of union, became swordmistress and teacher. But our clan fell into hard days and there were three harvests that were too thin to support any but the old and the very young. Therefore, those who were still hearty of arm, who could ride...1978, Andre Norton, Quag Keep, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum, →ISBN, page 55
    • RAVEN—masked swordmistress from a land where women rule and men obey.1983, Samuel R[ay] Delany, Tales of Nevèrÿon, Bantam Books, →ISBN, back cover

Examples of swordmistress in a sentence

  • “My mother, having put aside the Unicom and followed her will of union, became swordmistress and teacher.1978, Andre Norton, Quag Keep, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum, →ISBN, page 55:
  • To Nicole Harsh, Maigrey’s swordmistress, who was concerned about milady’s exercise regimen.1991, Margaret Weis, King’s Sacrifice (Star of the Guardians; volume three), Bantam Spectra, →ISBN:
  • Spectators crammed along the ropes, eager to catch glimpses of the king’s new swordmistress or to watch the guardsmen hammer at one another with practice weapons.1996, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Prince of Demons (The Renshai Chronicles; volume two), New York, N.Y.: DAW Books, →ISBN, page 371:
  • When at last she slept, her dreams were haunted by the face of her unknown ancestor and by a chorus of Elvish voices that demanded that the dishonor done to the swordmistress be redressed.1996, Elaine Cunningham, Silver Shadows, Lake Geneva, Wis.: TSR, Inc., →ISBN, page 90:

Forms of swordmistress

pluralswordmistresses
alternative formswordsmistress

Origin of swordmistress

From sword + mistress.

Questions about swordmistress

What does swordmistress mean?
Swordmistress means a female expert or consummate swordfighter.
How do you use swordmistress in a sentence?
“My mother, having put aside the Unicom and followed her will of union, became swordmistress and teacher.
What part of speech is swordmistress?
Swordmistress is a noun.
What is the plural of swordmistress?
The plural of swordmistress is swordmistresses.

Words near swordmistress in the dictionary

  1. swordman
  2. swordmanship
  3. swordmaster
  4. swordmasters
  5. swordmen
  6. swordmistress
  7. swordmistresses
  8. swordography
  9. swordplay
  10. swordplayer
  11. swordplayers

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