A man who uses or fights with a sword; a gladiator; one skilled in, or addicted to, using a sword; spec. one skilled in fencing: = swordsman, n. 1.

a fencer.

Now rare or Obsolete. One skilled in sword-play; chiefly, a gladiator; also, a fencer.

One who practises fencing; a fencer, a swordsman.

One who fences. One who fights, or practises fencing with a foil or sword; a swordsman.

A person who attacks, one who takes the offensive position, an assailant. Obsolete. rare.

Fencing. One who parries. Obsolete.

A person who practises fencing; a fencer.

A man who uses, or is skilled in the use of, a sword; spec. one skilled in fencing.

A person who parries a thrust, blow, etc. Also figurative.