foilsman

[ foilz-muh n ]

/ ˈfɔɪlz mən /

noun, plural foils·men. Fencing.

a person who fences with a foil.

Nearby words

foible, foie gras, foil, foilborne, foiled, foilsman, foin, foism, foison, foist, foix

Origin of foilsman

First recorded in 1925–30; foil³ + 's¹ + man¹

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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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