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duelist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who fights a duel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who fights duels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dueler, dueller, duellist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English duel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English duelist From duel + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: duelista — Translations
  • Czech: duelant — Translations
  • Esperanto: duelisto — Translations
  • French: duelliste — Translations
  • Galician: duelista — Translations
  • German: Duellant — Translations
  • Greek: μονομάχος (monomáchos) — Translations
  • Ancient Greek: μονομάχος (monomákhos) — Translations
  • Italian: duellante — Translations
  • Macedonian: двобојник (dvobojnik) — Translations
  • Portuguese: duelista — Translations
  • Russian: дуэля́нт (dueljánt) — Translations
  • Spanish: duelista — Translations
  • Yiddish: דועלאַנט (duelánt) — Translations