swashbuckler

[ swosh-buhk-ler, swawsh- ]

/ ˈswɒʃˌbʌk lər, ˈswɔʃ- /

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Definition of swashbuckler

noun

a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.

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Sometimes swash·er .

Origin of swashbuckler

First recorded in 1550–60; swash + buckler

Words nearby swashbuckler

swarthy, Swartkrans ape-man, swartzite, swash, swashbuckle, swashbuckler, swashbuckling, swashing, swash letter, swash plate, swastika

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How to use swashbuckler in a sentence

Made in 1952, the film stars Burt Lancaster as the pirate Captain Vallo, a classic swashbuckler who falls in love with a beautiful woman, and must save her from an odious marriage.
15 Best Swashbuckling Pirate Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes|noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)|October 7, 2021|TechCrunch
He seemed not at all the image of the irresponsible swashbuckler I'd carried with me for so long.
My Favorite Mistake: Judith Regan|Judith Regan|April 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A big swashbuckler of a man with a hard face, hard blue eyes with quizzical wrinkles around them.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp
He had plenty of wild, obscene wit, and early gained the reputation of being a swashbuckler.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge

When I came up I looked like a swashbuckler in one of Scudry's plays.
The Grey Cloak|Harold MacGrath
Cavalier in English was early applied in a contemptuous sense to an overbearing swashbuckler—a roisterer or swaggering gallant.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
I felt that under the guise of an intellectual swashbuckler was a delicate and sensitive spirit.
The Iron Heel|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for swashbuckler

swashbuckler

/ (ˈswɒʃˌbʌklə) /

noun

a swaggering or flamboyant adventurer

a film, book, play, etc, depicting excitement and adventure, esp in a historical setting

Word Origin for swashbuckler

C16: from swash (in the archaic sense: to make the noise of a sword striking a shield) + buckler

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