foilsman

American

[foilz-muhn] / ˈfɔɪlz mən /

noun

Fencing.

a person who fences with a foil.

foilsman British

/ ˈfɔɪlzmən /

noun

fencing a person who uses or specializes in using a foil

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Noun Inflected Forms

foilsmen

plural

Etymology

Origin of foilsman

First recorded in 1925–30; foil ³ + 's ¹ + man

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