spadassin

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noun

a fighter, duelist.

OriginFrench spadassin ← Italian spadaccino →
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Meanings

nounspadassin (plural spadassins)

plural spadassins

  1. a fighter, duelist.

Origin

  1. Italianspadaccino“swordsman”
  2. Frenchspadassin
  3. Englishspadassin

From French spadassin, itself from Italian spadaccino (“swordsman”).

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APA

spadassin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadassin

MLA

“spadassin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadassin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spadassin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spadassin.

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