duelist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of duelist
Example Sentences
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Cabras, who is Filipino, said she felt represented by one of the agents in particular: Neon, a blue- and yellow-haired duelist from the Philippines.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023
If two Marylanders had fought at Bladensburg and one died, the family could seek an indictment against the other duelist, Mr. Thompson said.
From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2020
In fact, a duelist “fights not for gain from his adversary but to declare who or what he is.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015
His fascination with game theory, for example, prompted him to investigate the mathematics of bluffing and to develop a theory on the optimal moment for an advancing duelist to open fire.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2010
I am no duelist, and shall not fight M. Dupont.”
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. by
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