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  • noun One who fights with a sword.

Etymologies

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sword +‎ fighter

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Examples

  • And although Williams doesn't claim to be the best swordfighter, she at least tried to keep one aspect of Arya faithful to the character in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels on which Game of Thrones is based.

    Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams: I Did Try to Make Arya Left-Handed! 2011

  • "He's trained all his life to be a great swordfighter so he can be fight alongside his father and be this hero," Harington explains.

    Game of Thrones' Kit Harington: "Oh God, I'm a Bastard!" 2011

  • Half the reason I read at that age was because I could walk in the shoes of a dragonrider, an elf or a swordfighter.

    Hive Mind alert! kateelliott 2009

  • Not the melee, of course; she was a poor swordfighter at best, and the others would make short work of her once they recovered from the surprise of seeing a woman in the ring.

    THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD Liane Merciel 2010

  • I was initially put off by the blurb on the back of the first book about the main character being a princess and the greatest swordfighter in the land - but as long as you read it in "movie trailer" voice - you realise that it's hype and not as cheesy as it sounds.

    February 23rd, 2010 curufea 2010

  • Snow Crash – Neal Stephenson – New Book Paperback Get other Neal Stephenson Books click here The hero and protagonist whose story the book follows is the aptly-named Hiro Protagonist Hiro being a homophone of hero whose business card reads "Last of the freelance hackers and Greatest swordfighter in the world".

    Planet-x.com.au » Neal 2009

  • What's fascinating about all of this, however, is that Hillary Clinton, as I said, is no expert swordfighter.

    Seth Swirsky: Obama Playing a "Hope-a-Dope" Strategy 2008

  • She may not be the best swordfighter around, but she was trained by some of the best, so she foolishly offered her opponent the choice of weapons ... so Obama chose a shotgun.

    Seth Swirsky: Obama Playing a "Hope-a-Dope" Strategy 2008

  • A better comparison is Hillary as an experienced swordfighter in a duel to the death.

    Seth Swirsky: Obama Playing a "Hope-a-Dope" Strategy 2008

  • Diego had been trained in Spain, and was the finest swordfighter in all Europe, but when he heard that his homeland of California was in trouble, he made plans with his servant Bernardo to save his world from danger by working undercover as Zorro.

    Steven Denlinger: Of Schoolyard Bullies, Zorro, and Charles Atlas 2008

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