swordman
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Origin of swordman
First recorded in 1350–1400, swordman is from the Middle English word swerdman. See sword, -man
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Cobham, a man bred in England, hath no experience abroad; but Ralegh, a man of great wit, military and a swordman.
From Great Ralegh by Selincourt, Hugh de
Now to your swordmen, what come they for good Captaine Stock-fish?
From A King, and No King by Fletcher, John
From Dublin to Cork the coast swarmed with their war-ships and the land echoed the tramp of their swordmen.
From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Brooks, Elbridge Streeter
Forty pieces of cannon bristled along the oval summit; the musketry and swordmen were placed on the hillside and outstretching plain.
From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.
He assembled a goodly army of soldiers, both archers and swordmen, and marched towards the coast.
From Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age by Leighton, Robert
I make mine avow," said Little John, "And by my true lewt-e, Thou art one of the best swordmen That ever yet saw I me.
From A Bundle of Ballads by Morley, Henry
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