: a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard
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: a light fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip compare épée, foilentry 4
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Harry Potter wands, light sabers: Both your Harry Potter wands and Star Wars light sabers are safe to fly.—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025 Both saber makers offer models suitable for children, which are largely, if not entirely, made of plastic, so they are designed to withstand a few knocks and bumps without causing too much damage.—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025 But streamers have been quietly burying similar machine-learning saber rattles deep within their terms-of-service agreements.—Chris Lee, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 The Miami-Dade school district should stop its saber rattling, negotiate differences and heed the words of a journalism ethics professor after the district attempted to take over operations of WLRN in 2017.—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for saber
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French sabre, modification of German dialect Sabel, from Middle High German, probably of Slav origin; akin to Russian sablya saber
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