swordman
English
Etymology
From Middle English swerdman; equivalent to sword + -man.
Noun
swordman (plural swordmen)
- A swordsman.
- 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]:
- Worthy fellows, and like to prove most sinewy swordmen
Translations
swordsman — see swordsman
References
- “swordman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.