swashbuckler

noun swash·buck·ler \ ˈswäsh-ˌbə-klər , ˈswȯsh- \

|Updated on: 1 Jun 2018

Definition of swashbuckler

1 : a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer

2 : a novel or drama dealing with a swashbuckler

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Wearing a Spider-Man hoodie, Christian Panek, 6, admitted before getting on the Californian tall ship that his favorite films were not the Disney swashbucklers, but Harry Potter.

— phillip molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Pirates take over Maritime Museum as part of two-day Pirate Days event," 20 May 2018
This collection of pale-faced swashbucklers moves toward the opposing ship with all the cunning of a hungry zombie.

— charlie theel, Ars Technica, "Rum and Bones: Second Tide," 17 Mar. 2018
Moreland wants people to remember these kind of ships did far more than ferry swashbucklers.

— jennifer larino, NOLA.com, "Meet the captains sailing tall ships into New Orleans in April," 6 Mar. 2018
His oversized college career as an undersized swashbuckler was at the heart of that.

— bud shaw, cleveland.com, "Rooting for a Johnny Manziel comeback shouldn't be so hard -- Bud Shaw's Sports Spin," 20 Jan. 2018
At the Jack o’ Lantern Jamboree during Halloween weekend, Martin taught children how to be swashbucklers at Fairyland’s pirate school.

— otis r. taylor jr., San Francisco Chronicle, "Yes, Oakland, there’s still a black Santa Claus at Fairyland," 15 Dec. 2017
Sagittarians are truly the pirates of the zodiac, so this Hallloween, channel your inner swashbuckler by donning classic pirate regalia.

— aliza kelly faragher, Allure, "The Best Last-Minute Halloween Costume For You According to Your Zodiac Sign," 25 Oct. 2017
But this orange and white, 6ish-year-old, (does anyone know a swashbuckler's real age?) always-dirty cat really hates being inside.

— amy bartner, Indianapolis Star, "Meet Pirate Cat, the Monon's most hornswaggling pillager," 19 Sep. 2017
Today, however, those desks are mainly shut down, and the swashbucklers who ran them have departed, largely for hedge funds.

— dave michaels, WSJ, "Trump’s Move on Wall Street Pay Too Late for Bankers," 23 July 2017

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