swordswoman
swordswoman noun: a woman skilled at using swords in combat.
Noun
swordswoman (plural swordswomen)
- A woman skilled at using swords in combat.
- Arwen is portrayed as a valiant swordswoman in the Lord of the Rings films.
- Not for the first time she reflected that there were many drawbacks to being a swordswoman, not least of which was that men didn‘t take you seriously until you‘d actually killed them, by which time it didn‘t really matter anyway.1986, Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic, published 2022, page 160
- Synonyms:
- blade-woman, swordstress
Synonyms of swordswoman
Forms of swordswoman
| plural | swordswomen |
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Origin of swordswoman
From sword + -s- + -woman.
Words formed from swordswoman
Questions about swordswoman
- What does swordswoman mean?
- Swordswoman means a woman skilled at using swords in combat.
- What part of speech is swordswoman?
- Swordswoman is a noun.
- What is the plural of swordswoman?
- The plural of swordswoman is swordswomen.
Words near swordswoman in the dictionary
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