swashbuckler

noun

swash·​buck·​ler ˈswäsh-ˌbə-klər How to pronounce swashbuckler (audio)
ˈswȯsh-
1
: a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
2
: a novel or drama dealing with a swashbuckler

Examples of swashbuckler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Much like the entries of the original trilogy, at its heart, Dial is a rip-roaring adventure that borrows more from the cinematic language of golden age swashbucklers than modern blockbusters. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2023 The Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show has been a favorite destination for visitors to Dollywood for years where diners get to watch swashbucklers battle it out aboard pirate ships while enjoying a hearty meal. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2023 Most people think of pirates and pirating as a chaotic endeavor with every swashbuckler in it for themselves. WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023 Play the stylish swashbuckler instead with this deluxe men’s pirate costume, which with a flocked damask vest, a collared shirt with faux leather cuffs, a suede belt, a faux leather hat, an eye patch and a faux silver and bronze dagger. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023 However, the first Pirates of the Caribbean film launched an entire franchise, featuring Johnny Depp as the charismatic swashbuckler Jack Sparrow. Angel Madison, Country Living, 6 June 2023 By the mid-1930s, Warner Bros. had hired Korngold to create the first of several film scores for historical dramas and swashbuckler movies, and his Hollywood commitments provided a vital escape hatch as the Nazi invasion of Austria put all Jews in the country at risk. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023 Named after the infamous swashbuckler’s mask, the Zorro motif was first introduced to the Top Time collection in the ’60s. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 22 June 2023 To all the Robinson Crusoes and Counts of Monte Cristo add Marian Graves, a towheaded tomboy who lives as many lives as any great swashbuckler: teenage rumrunner in Prohibition-era Montana, pilot behind enemy lines in WWII Europe — even muse to modern-day Hollywood. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

swash entry 1 + buckler

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of swashbuckler was in 1560

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“Swashbuckler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swashbuckler. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

swashbuckler

noun
swash·​buck·​ler ˈswäsh-ˌbək-lər How to pronounce swashbuckler (audio)
ˈswȯsh-
: a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
also : a story or movie about such a man
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