swordman

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noun

A swordsman.

OriginMiddle English swerdman →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounswordman (plural swordmen)

plural swordmen

  1. A swordsman.

    Worthy fellows, and like to prove most sinewy swordmen

    c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]

Origin

  1. Middle Englishswerdman
  2. Englishswordman

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

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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