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duelist

[ doo-uh-list, dyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Origin of duelist¹

First recorded in 1585–95; duel + -ist

Their methods, too, were rather those of the duelist than the fighter, and this gave Barrington and Seth some advantage.

Van Loo paled slightly; he knew Jack's reputation as a duelist.

Poet, scholar, and crack duelist, his sword was as mighty as his pen.

He was a duelist of national fame, in those days when the border duels were fought with knife instead of pistol.

Hawke bowed gravely with the air of a satisfied duelist, and then carelessly swept the check and notes into his breast pocket.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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