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foilsman

[ foilz-muhn ]
/ ˈfɔɪlz mən /

noun, plural foils·men.Fencing.

a person who fences with a foil.

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Origin of foilsman

First recorded in 1925–30; foil3 + 's1 + man

Words nearby foilsman

foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman, foin, Foïsm, foison, foist, Fokine
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British Dictionary definitions for foilsman

foilsman
/ (ˈfɔɪlzmən) /

noun plural -men

fencing a person who uses or specializes in using a foil
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