Swordswoman

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman skilled at using swords in combat.

    "Arwen is portrayed as a valiant swordswoman in the Lord of the Rings films."

  2. 2
    a woman skilled at fencing wordnet

Synonyms

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blade-womanswordstressswordstress

Example

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"The swordswoman feinted to the left before striking right."

Etymology

From sword + -s- + -woman.

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