saber

noun

variants or sabre
Definition of sabernext
as in broadsword

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Recent Examples of saber His military officer's cap and saber rested on the coffin, which was flanked by men in fatigues. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Canada’s response to Trump’s persistent tariff saber rattling has also illustrated key differences in the way North American trading partners are approaching trade in the 21st century. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026 Paramount employees fervently hope Ellison’s talk of a wholesale exit from Cali, including the studio operations, over a five-year time horizon is just saber rattling. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 And when the news first broke in Semafor last month that Paramount was seriously considering a move out of state, industry observers dismissed the threat as corporate saber rattling. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saber
  1. broadsword
  2. rapier
  3. scimitar
  4. cutlass
  5. sword
Noun
  • However, some people have also pointed out that this could just be the game’s version of the regular steel broadsword.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • There is a lot of pretty convincing combat with axes and broadswords.
    — Nat Segnit, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of broadsword
Noun
  • By holding a button, a simple katana suddenly becomes a 10-foot blade, or a rapier sprouts a demolition-grade power drill — all capable of viscerally dismembering and maiming foes.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Although scaled down in cast and production size to fit the 194-seat Solana Beach theater, this rollicking comedy has lost none of it rapier wit and sass.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Definition of rapier
Noun
  • Its head crest is shaped like a curved sword called a scimitar, and measures 20 inches long.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Enter, Katara Towers, a staggering 725-foot-high behemoth of two halves fashioned to look like the curved scimitar swords on the nation’s seal.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of scimitar
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  • The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
    — Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Definition of cutlass
Noun
  • The mural shows a young boy, apparently dressed for battle in a helmet and raising wooden sword with a pencil attacked to its tip.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Battle with swords, pistols, anchors, or guitars, tow your haul between islands, and craft tools on the fly.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of sword

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