swordsman
noun
swords·man
ˈsȯrdz-mən 
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Pursued by a ruthless authority known as the Marines, Luffy assembles a grudging and eccentric crew that includes the gifted swordsman Roronoa Zoro (Mackenyu), the thief Nami (Emily Rudd) and the slingshot-wielding Usopp (Jacob Romero).
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Brian Lowry, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
In the film, the drunken swordsman sacrifices himself for a friend.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 July 2023
Dancing swordsman Titos Tsai thrills judges with ‘beautiful dance’
Titos Tsai is a master of the art of adrenaline.
—USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
In Seven Samurai, each one of the swordsmen has a very distinctive body language.
—Vulture, 21 June 2023
Despite being a master swordsman, Onimanji faces many challenges in the 21st century and is condemned to work with an eccentric team of misfits.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 9 May 2023
Along the way, Wick also fights the blind swordsman Caine (Donnie Yen) and the mysterious tracker Mr. Nobody (Shamier Anderson), who shares Wick’s love for dogs.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
After killing countless High Table henchmen, falling down hundreds of stairs and dueling one blind master swordsman, Keanu Reeves’ John Wick is…dead?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
Original star Kilmer, who played the dashing swordsman Madmartigan in the original film, had to be written out of the series just ahead of filming due to Covid-19 restrictions, but Delaney point to fan theories that Slater will perhaps step in for the character in some way.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 29 Nov. 2022
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Brian Lowry, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
In the film, the drunken swordsman sacrifices himself for a friend.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 July 2023
Dancing swordsman Titos Tsai thrills judges with ‘beautiful dance’
Titos Tsai is a master of the art of adrenaline.
—USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
In Seven Samurai, each one of the swordsmen has a very distinctive body language.
—Vulture, 21 June 2023
Despite being a master swordsman, Onimanji faces many challenges in the 21st century and is condemned to work with an eccentric team of misfits.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 9 May 2023
Along the way, Wick also fights the blind swordsman Caine (Donnie Yen) and the mysterious tracker Mr. Nobody (Shamier Anderson), who shares Wick’s love for dogs.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
After killing countless High Table henchmen, falling down hundreds of stairs and dueling one blind master swordsman, Keanu Reeves’ John Wick is…dead?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
Original star Kilmer, who played the dashing swordsman Madmartigan in the original film, had to be written out of the series just ahead of filming due to Covid-19 restrictions, but Delaney point to fan theories that Slater will perhaps step in for the character in some way.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 29 Nov. 2022
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1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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swordsman
noun
swords·man
ˈsō(ə)rdz-mən
ˈsȯ(ə)rdz-
1
: one who fights with a sword
2
: one skilled in the use of the sword
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