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foilsman

[ foilz-muhn ]
/ ˈfɔɪlz mən /
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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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