Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A champion; a fighter.
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Examples
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I only want an excuse like that for turning kempery-man -- knight-errant, as those Norman puppies call it, -- like Regnar Lodbrog, or Frithiof, or Harold
Hereward, the Last of the English Charles Kingsley 1847
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I knew you would turn Viking and kempery-man, and kill giants and enchanters, and win yourself honor and glory; and I knew I should have my share in it.
Hereward, the Last of the English Charles Kingsley 1847
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