swordman

English

Etymology

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

Noun

swordman (plural swordmen)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• sandworm, wordsman