noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɔːdsmən/
General-American:/ˈsɔɹdsmən/
General-American:/ˈsoɹdsmən/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He is a remarkable swordsman.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who fights with a sword.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Archers attempted to take down an unknown swordsman.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
someone skilled at fencing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree English sword English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English swordsman From sword + -s- + man.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَيَّاف
(sayyāf)
— a person skilled at using swords
Armenian:
սուսերամարտիկ
(suseramartik)
— a person skilled at using swords
Belarusian:
фехтава́льшчык
(fjextaválʹščyk)
— a person skilled at using swords
Bulgarian:
фехто́вчик
(fehtóvčik)
— a person skilled at using swords
Catalan:
espadatxí
— a person skilled at using swords
Chinese Mandarin:
劍客 /剑客
(jiànkè)
— a person skilled at using swords
Chinese Mandarin:
劍士 /剑士
(jiànshì)
— a person skilled at using swords
Czech:
šermíř
— a person skilled at using swords
Danish:
fægter
— a person skilled at using swords
Dutch:
zwaardvechter
— a person skilled at using swords
Dutch:
schermer
— a person skilled at using swords
Estonian:
vehkleja (fencer)
— a person skilled at using swords
Estonian:
mõõgavõitleja
— a person skilled at using swords
Estonian:
mõõgasulane
— a person skilled at using swords
Finnish:
miekkailija
— a person skilled at using swords
Finnish:
miekkamies
— a person skilled at using swords
French:
maître d'armes
— a person skilled at using swords
French:
escrimeur
— a person skilled at using swords
French:
fine lame
— a person skilled at using swords
Georgian:
მოფარიკავე
(mopariḳave)
— a person skilled at using swords
German:
Fechter
— a person skilled at using swords
Greek:
ξιφομάχος
(xifomáchos)
— a person skilled at using swords
Ancient Greek:
ξιφήρης
(xiphḗrēs)
— a person skilled at using swords
Indonesian:
ahli pedang
— a person skilled at using swords
Italian:
spadaccino
— a person skilled at using swords
Japanese:
剣客
(kenkaku)
— a person skilled at using swords
Kazakh:
семсерші
(semserşı)
— a person skilled at using swords
Kazakh:
қылышкер
(qylyşker)
— a person skilled at using swords
Korean:
검객
(geomgaek)
— a person skilled at using swords
Korean:
검술사
(geomsulsa)
— a person skilled at using swords
Latin:
gladiator
— a person skilled at using swords
Latvian:
paukotājs
— a person skilled at using swords
Lithuanian:
fechtuotojas
— a person skilled at using swords
Macedonian:
мечу́валец
(mečúvalec)
— a person skilled at using swords
Marathi:
तलवारबाज
(talvārbāj)
— a person skilled at using swords
Norwegian Bokmål:
fekter
— a person skilled at using swords
Persian:
شمشیرزن
(šamširzan)
— a person skilled at using swords
Persian:
شمشیرباز
(šamširbâz)
— a person skilled at using swords
Polish:
szermierz
— a person skilled at using swords
Portuguese:
espadeiro
— a person skilled at using swords
Romanian:
scrimer
— a person skilled at using swords
Russian:
фехтова́льщик
(fextoválʹščik)
— a person skilled at using swords
Serbo-Croatian:
мачѐвалац
— a person skilled at using swords
Serbo-Croatian:
mačèvalac
— a person skilled at using swords
Slovak:
šermiar
— a person skilled at using swords
Slovene:
sabljač
— a person skilled at using swords
Spanish:
espadachín
— a person skilled at using swords
Swedish:
fäktare
— a person skilled at using swords
Tajik:
шамшербоз
(šamšerboz)
— a person skilled at using swords
Turkish:
eskrimci
— a person skilled at using swords
Ukrainian:
фехтува́льник
(fextuválʹnyk)
— a person skilled at using swords
Uzbek:
qilichboz
— a person skilled at using swords
Vietnamese:
tay kiếm
— a person skilled at using swords
Vietnamese:
kiếm sĩ
— a person skilled at using swords
Arabic:
سَيَّاف
(sayyāf)
— a person who fights with a sword
Belarusian:
ме́чнік
(mjéčnik)
— a person who fights with a sword
Bulgarian:
мечоно́сец
(mečonósec)
— a person who fights with a sword
Chinese Mandarin:
劍客 /剑客
(jiànkè)
— a person who fights with a sword
Chinese Mandarin:
劍士 /剑士
(jiànshì)
— a person who fights with a sword
Dutch:
zwaardvechter
— a person who fights with a sword
Estonian:
mõõkleja
— a person who fights with a sword
Estonian:
mõõgamees
— a person who fights with a sword
Finnish:
miekkailija
— a person who fights with a sword
Finnish:
miekkamies
— a person who fights with a sword
French:
épéiste
— a person who fights with a sword
German:
Schwertkämpfer
— a person who fights with a sword
Greek:
ξιφομάχος
(xifomáchos)
— a person who fights with a sword
Ancient Greek:
ξιφήρης
(xiphḗrēs)
— a person who fights with a sword
Japanese:
剣士
(kenshi)
— a person who fights with a sword
Japanese:
剣客
(kenkaku)
— a person who fights with a sword
Korean:
검객
(geomgaek)
— a person who fights with a sword
Korean:
검사
(geomsa)
— a person who fights with a sword
Macedonian:
мечу́валец
(mečúvalec)
— a person who fights with a sword
Macedonian:
мечо́носец
(mečónosec)
— a person who fights with a sword
Macedonian:
ме́чувач
(méčuvač)
— a person who fights with a sword
Marathi:
तलवारबाज
(talvārbāj)
— a person who fights with a sword
Persian:
شمشیرزن
(šamširzan)
— a person who fights with a sword
Polish:
szermierz
— a person who fights with a sword
Portuguese:
espadachim
— a person who fights with a sword
Russian:
ме́чник
(méčnik)
— a person who fights with a sword
Slovene:
mečevalec
— a person who fights with a sword
Swedish:
fäktare
— a person who fights with a sword
Ukrainian:
ме́чник
(méčnyk)
— a person who fights with a sword