Meanings
nounswordsman (plural swordsmen)
plural swordsmen · alternative swordman
- A person who fights with a sword.
Archers attempted to take down an unknown swordsman.
Synonyms: swordfighter, swordsperson, swordster
- informalA man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.
Jennifer Aniston is in control . . . and getting what she needs from a notorious swordsman eight years her junior.
2008 December 16, Mark Kirby, “Lordy, Lordy, This Woman is 40”, in GQ, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2008, retrieved 21 Dec 2008Synonyms: womanizer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who fights with a sword.
nounA man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.
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Origin
- Englishsword
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishman
- Englishswordsman
Translations
Ancient Greek ξιφήρης, ξιφήρης
- ξιφήρης (xiphḗrēs)a person skilled at using swords
- ξιφήρης (xiphḗrēs)a person who fights with a sword
Arabic سَيَّاف, سَيَّاف
- سَيَّاف (sayyāf)a person skilled at using swords
- سَيَّاف (sayyāf)a person who fights with a sword
Bulgarian фехто́вчик, мечоно́сец
- фехто́вчик (fehtóvčik)a person skilled at using swords
- мечоно́сец (mečonósec)a person who fights with a sword
Catalan espadatxí
- espadatxía person skilled at using swords
Chinese Mandarin 劍客 /剑客, 劍士 /剑士
- 劍客 /剑客 (jiànkè)a person skilled at using swords
- 劍士 /剑士 (jiànshì)a person skilled at using swords
- 劍客 /剑客 (jiànkè)a person who fights with a sword
- 劍士 /剑士 (jiànshì)a person who fights with a sword
Czech šermíř
- šermířa person skilled at using swords
Danish fægter
- fægtera person skilled at using swords
Dutch zwaardvechter, schermer
- zwaardvechtera person skilled at using swords
- schermera person skilled at using swords
- zwaardvechtera person who fights with a sword
Estonian vehkleja (fencer), mõõgavõitleja
- vehkleja (fencer)a person skilled at using swords
- mõõgavõitlejaa person skilled at using swords
- mõõgasulanea person skilled at using swords
- mõõklejaa person who fights with a sword
- mõõgameesa person who fights with a sword
Finnish miekkailija, miekkamies
- miekkailijaa person skilled at using swords
- miekkamiesa person skilled at using swords
- miekkailijaa person who fights with a sword
- miekkamiesa person who fights with a sword
French maître d'armes, escrimeur
- maître d'armesa person skilled at using swords
- escrimeura person skilled at using swords
- fine lamea person skilled at using swords
- épéistea person who fights with a sword
German Fechter, Schwertkämpfer
- Fechtera person skilled at using swords
- Schwertkämpfera person who fights with a sword
Greek ξιφομάχος, ξιφομάχος
- ξιφομάχος (xifomáchos)a person skilled at using swords
- ξιφομάχος (xifomáchos)a person who fights with a sword
Indonesian ahli pedang
- ahli pedanga person skilled at using swords
Italian spadaccino
- spadaccinoa person skilled at using swords
Japanese 剣客, 剣士
- 剣客 (kenkaku)a person skilled at using swords
- 剣士 (kenshi)a person who fights with a sword
- 剣客 (kenkaku)a person who fights with a sword
Korean 검객, 검술사
- 검객 (geomgaek)a person skilled at using swords
- 검술사 (geomsulsa)a person skilled at using swords
- 검객 (geomgaek)a person who fights with a sword
- 검사 (geomsa)a person who fights with a sword
Latin gladiator
- gladiatora person skilled at using swords
Latvian paukotājs
- paukotājsa person skilled at using swords
Lithuanian fechtuotojas
- fechtuotojasa person skilled at using swords
Norwegian Bokmål fekter
- fektera person skilled at using swords
Persian شمشیرزن, شمشیرباز
- شمشیرزن (šamširzan)a person skilled at using swords
- شمشیرباز (šamširbâz)a person skilled at using swords
- شمشیرزن (šamširzan)a person who fights with a sword
Polish szermierz, szermierz
- szermierza person skilled at using swords
- szermierza person who fights with a sword
Portuguese espadeiro, espadachim
- espadeiroa person skilled at using swords
- espadachima person who fights with a sword
Romanian scrimer
- scrimera person skilled at using swords
Russian фехтова́льщик, ме́чник
- фехтова́льщик (fextoválʹščik)a person skilled at using swords
- ме́чник (méčnik)a person who fights with a sword
Slovak šermiar
- šermiara person skilled at using swords
Spanish espadachín
- espadachína person skilled at using swords
Swedish fäktare, fäktare
- fäktarea person skilled at using swords
- fäktarea person who fights with a sword
Turkish eskrimci
- eskrimcia person skilled at using swords
Ukrainian фехтува́льник, ме́чник
- фехтува́льник (fextuválʹnyk)a person skilled at using swords
- ме́чник (méčnyk)a person who fights with a sword
Vietnamese tay kiếm, kiếm sĩ
- tay kiếma person skilled at using swords
- kiếm sĩa person skilled at using swords
Cite this entry
APA
swordsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swordsman
MLA
“swordsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swordsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swordsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swordsman.
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