Etymology

swordman

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Today it means: A swordsman. Full definition →

Middle English swerdman
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromswerdman
  2. English todayswordman

From Middle English swerdman; equivalent to sword + -man.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.