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swordplayer

swordplayer noun: one who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.

Noun

swordplayer (plural swordplayers)

  1. One who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.
    • Have they not Sword-players, and ev'ry ſort / Of Gymnic Artiſts, Wreſtlers, Riders, Runners […]?1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 79

Forms of swordplayer

pluralswordplayers

Origin of swordplayer

From Middle English swerdplaer.

Questions about swordplayer

What does swordplayer mean?
Swordplayer means one who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.
What part of speech is swordplayer?
Swordplayer is a noun.
What is the plural of swordplayer?
The plural of swordplayer is swordplayers.

Words near swordplayer in the dictionary

  1. swordmen
  2. swordmistress
  3. swordmistresses
  4. swordography
  5. swordplay
  6. swordplayer
  7. swordplayers
  8. swordplays
  9. swordpoint
  10. swordpoints
  11. swordproof

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