swordsman
noun
swords·man
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Noon Sunday Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. — Houston Chronicle, "Outside the Megaplex: Here are the Houston arthouse movies showing Aug. 16-22," 15 Aug. 2019 Made up of 20,000 of the most skilled swordsman in the free cities (the Unsullied could be considered the best, but they were enslaved), the Golden Company has quite the reputation. — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, "Will the Golden Company Betray Cersei Lannister and Determine Westeros' Ruler?," 30 Apr. 2019 Alejandro is cousin both to the masterless swordsmen of Japanese cinema and to the lone gunslingers of the postwar Hollywood western. — Taylor Sheridan, New York Times, "Review: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Blends War Movie and Western," 28 June 2018 Manji kills all of his opponents, losing his little sister, a hand, and one of his eyes in the process; now having lost his social position, his family, and lots of blood, the swordsman prepares to die. — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, "Film / Foreign / On Video You probably missed Blade of the Immortal when it played here, but now you can catch it on DVD and BluRay," 9 Mar. 2018 The moniker was borrowed from a cunning swordsman in a novel by Jin Yong. — The Economist, "A martial-arts mega-hit finally arrives in English," 22 Feb. 2018 Blade of the Immortal (Feb. 13) For pure, unadulterated samurai action, few modern movies can top Takeshi Miike’s 100th directorial effort, about a swordsman who’s given eternal life by a supernatural being. — Nick Schager, Esquire, "Here Are the Must-Stream Movies of February 2018," 30 Jan. 2018 Bokuden was renowned for his skill as a swordsman but also for his ability to use his cleverness to circumvent violence. — Rachel Riederer, Smithsonian, "Songbook From the 16th-Century Spells Out Samurai Customs, Tactics and Baby Names," 23 Oct. 2017 When a child is inadvertently killed by battling swordsmen, his mother – danced by Kathleen Dahlhoff – lifts her child into her arms and cuts loose with a silent and gut-wrenching scream. — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, "Review: Emotions heightened in ballet's 'Romeo and Juliet'," 27 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swordsman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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swordsman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of swordsman
: a person who fights with a sword
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swordsman
noun
swords·man
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plural swordsmen\ -mən \
Kids Definition of swordsman
: a person who fights with a sword