swordsman
nounUK /ˈsɔːdsmən/ · US /ˈsɔɹdsmən/
Etymology From sword + -s- + man.
1
A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
- He is a remarkable swordsman.
2
A person who fights with a sword.
- Archers attempted to take down an unknown swordsman.
3
Informal A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.
- Jennifer Aniston is in control . . . and getting what she needs from a notorious swordsman eight years her junior.2008 December 16, Mark Kirby, “Lordy, Lordy, This Woman is 40”, in GQ, retrieved 21 Dec 2008:
- Synonyms
- swordfighter, swordsperson, swordster, womanizer
- Derived terms
- swordsmanship
- Hyponyms
- swordstress, swordswoman