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swordstress

swordstress noun: a female swordster.

Noun

swordstress (plural swordstresses)

  1. A female swordster.
    • That warrior is Han (Lou Ferrigno) who joins with Sybil Danning (as a good-natured swordstress) and five other muscular heroes to fight to the death with Vadis.1988, John Stanley, Revenge of the Creature Features Movie Guide: An A to Z Encyclopedia to the Cinema of the Fantastic, Or, Is There a Mad Doctor in the House?, Creatures at Large Press, →ISBN, page...
    • John's chosen character is Xianghua, a slight swordstress who specializes in hopping around and skewering people.2004 August, Luke Dittrich, “Play Money”, in Atlanta, page 35

Synonyms of swordstress

Forms of swordstress

pluralswordstresses

Origin of swordstress

From swordster + -ess.

Questions about swordstress

What does swordstress mean?
Swordstress means a female swordster.
What part of speech is swordstress?
Swordstress is a noun.
What is the plural of swordstress?
The plural of swordstress is swordstresses.

Words near swordstress in the dictionary

  1. swordspersons
  2. swordster
  3. swordsters
  4. swordstick
  5. swordsticks
  6. swordstress
  7. swordstresses
  8. swordswoman
  9. swordswomanship
  10. swordswomen
  11. swordtail

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