fencern.

Brit.

/ˈfɛnsə/, U.S.

/ˈfɛnsər/

Etymology: < fence v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who fences.

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

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > sword

swordmanc1400

sword-bearer1530

blader1577

fencer1581

sworder1594

flourisher1598

toss-blade1659

home thruster1682

lunger1842

swordsman1859

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > fencer

swordmana1387

buckler-player1448

sword-player1538

escrimer1572

fencer1581

offender1599

warder1599

scrimer1604

swordsmana1680

parrier1809

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 37 b A fencer, who making at his enimies head, striketh him on the legge.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. ii. 12 As blunt as the Fencers foiles.

1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions ii. ii. 109 Whether of the two is the better Fencer.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 422. ⁋6 They do not thrust with the Skill of Fencers.

1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 39 There has been, even by good Fencers, some controversy respecting this parade.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. iv. 39 You are the best fencer in the school.

†b. One who fences in public shows; a hired or professional swordsman. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other performances > [noun] > other performers

disourc1330

mountebank1566

fencer1572

gladiator1621

siffleur1827

geisha1887

pole-sitter1927

stunt man1930

flagpole sitter1931

yo-yoist1933

mnemonist1969

yo-yoer1973

1572 Act 14 Eliz. c. 5 §5 All Fencers..Comon Players in Enterludes, & minstrels, not belonging to any Baron.

1583 Fleetwood in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. i. II. 292 One Dwelles, a fenser nere Cicell howse.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 158 He..appointed certaine ruffians and fencers to watch her house.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iv. 271 He has bin Fencer to the Sophy.

†c. A gladiator. Also fencer at the sharp. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > gladiatorial combat > [noun] > gladiator

swordmana1387

sword-player1538

gladiator1541

fence-man1558

fencer1587

sworder1594

Samnite1600

sword-fencer1600

mirmilloner1623

mirmillo1638

mirmillon1656

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxiii. 399 They had not made their wonted showes of Fensers.

1632 R. Le Grys tr. Velleius Paterculus Romane Hist. 225 Most magnificent shewes of fencers at the sharpe.

1637 R. Humfrey tr. St. Ambrose Christian Offices i. 137 The clamour of gamesters, the slaughter of fensers.

1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 219 A Man..Able for arms..'Mongst common Fencers, Practices the Trade, That End debasing, for which Arms were made.

d. figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun] > person engaged in

disputer1434

wrangler1561

debater1594

controvertist1608

disputant1612

controverser1614

controverter1615

controversist1623

disputator1637

polemic1639

disceptator1656

controversialist1658

eristic1659

scaldabancoa1670

fencera1680

controversionalist?1780

digladiator1803

argufier1805

polemist1825

polemicist1864

polemician1871

picador1876

barrack-room lawyer1943

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 206 A Quibbler..is a Fencer of Language.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 181 Here were a couple of fencers engaged in disputes.

2. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. One employed in putting up fences.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > management of pasture > [noun] > worker with fences

fence-viewer1661

fence-rider1834

fencer1881

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > one who puts up fencing

paler1464

paleman1503

palester1574

fencer1881

1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion I. 241 ‘Where is father?’..‘In the office settling with the fencers.’

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 98 at General labourer Fencer.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 June 7/1 This shuts Kanakas out from the business of..sawyers, splitters, fencers.

1921 H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira xxxviii. 382 Owners and employees had worked shoulder to shoulder as..butchers, fencers, bullock-punchers.

1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 356/2 Two fencers are kept in steady work at Glenaray [sheep station, Southland].

3. A horse that jumps fences. Chiefly with prefixed adjective, as a good fencer, bold fencer, etc. fencer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [noun] > leap > that jumps fence

fencer1850

topper1854

1850 R. S. Surtees Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour xliv, in New Monthly Mag. June 212 Don't know that I ever rode a better fencer.

1876 World No. 120. 12 Few areas..require a bigger or bolder fencer.

4. slang. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > receiver of stolen goods > [noun]

receiver?a1400

intaker1421

resetterc1430

marker1591

marter1591

fence1699

fencer1699

fencing-cully1699

lock1699

family man1747

locker1753

drop1915

smasher1929

handler1995

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Queere-cole-fencer, a Receiver and putter off [of] false Money.

1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 32 Fencer, Receiver of stolen Goods.

Compounds

C1. fencer-like adj.

ΚΠ

1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos ii. 17 Ye glory in your Fencer-like Faculties of Disputing.

C2.

† fencer-month n. Obsolete = fence-month n. at fence n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting time > [noun] > close-time

fermison?a1400

fence-month1594

time of gracea1610

fencer-month1699

close season1843

closed season1878

sanctuary1898

close-time-

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Season of Beasts, a Hart or Buck begins at the end of Fencer-Month.

Derivatives

ˈfenceress n. [= -ess suffix¹] a female fencer.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > fencer > female

fenceressa1661

a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 93 What young face Caught Hippia thus? for which she chose disgrace, To be instil'd the fenceress!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fencer
释义	fencern. Brit. /ˈfɛnsə/, U.S. /ˈfɛnsər/ Etymology: < fence v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who fences. a. One who fights, or practises fencing with a foil or sword; a swordsman. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > sword swordmanc1400 sword-bearer1530 blader1577 fencer1581 sworder1594 flourisher1598 toss-blade1659 home thruster1682 lunger1842 swordsman1859 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > fencer swordmana1387 buckler-player1448 sword-player1538 escrimer1572 fencer1581 offender1599 warder1599 scrimer1604 swordsmana1680 parrier1809 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 37 b A fencer, who making at his enimies head, striketh him on the legge. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. ii. 12 As blunt as the Fencers foiles. View more context for this quotation 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions ii. ii. 109 Whether of the two is the better Fencer. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 422. ⁋6 They do not thrust with the Skill of Fencers. 1809 J. Roland Amateur of Fencing 39 There has been, even by good Fencers, some controversy respecting this parade. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. iv. 39 You are the best fencer in the school. †b. One who fences in public shows; a hired or professional swordsman. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other performances > [noun] > other performers disourc1330 mountebank1566 fencer1572 gladiator1621 siffleur1827 geisha1887 pole-sitter1927 stunt man1930 flagpole sitter1931 yo-yoist1933 mnemonist1969 yo-yoer1973 1572 Act 14 Eliz. c. 5 §5 All Fencers..Comon Players in Enterludes, & minstrels, not belonging to any Baron. 1583 Fleetwood in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. i. II. 292 One Dwelles, a fenser nere Cicell howse. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 158 He..appointed certaine ruffians and fencers to watch her house. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. iv. 271 He has bin Fencer to the Sophy. View more context for this quotation †c. A gladiator. Also fencer at the sharp. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > gladiatorial combat > [noun] > gladiator swordmana1387 sword-player1538 gladiator1541 fence-man1558 fencer1587 sworder1594 Samnite1600 sword-fencer1600 mirmilloner1623 mirmillo1638 mirmillon1656 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxiii. 399 They had not made their wonted showes of Fensers. 1632 R. Le Grys tr. Velleius Paterculus Romane Hist. 225 Most magnificent shewes of fencers at the sharpe. 1637 R. Humfrey tr. St. Ambrose Christian Offices i. 137 The clamour of gamesters, the slaughter of fensers. 1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 219 A Man..Able for arms..'Mongst common Fencers, Practices the Trade, That End debasing, for which Arms were made. d. figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun] > person engaged in disputer1434 wrangler1561 debater1594 controvertist1608 disputant1612 controverser1614 controverter1615 controversist1623 disputator1637 polemic1639 disceptator1656 controversialist1658 eristic1659 scaldabancoa1670 fencera1680 controversionalist?1780 digladiator1803 argufier1805 polemist1825 polemicist1864 polemician1871 picador1876 barrack-room lawyer1943 a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 206 A Quibbler..is a Fencer of Language. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 181 Here were a couple of fencers engaged in disputes. 2. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. One employed in putting up fences. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > management of pasture > [noun] > worker with fences fence-viewer1661 fence-rider1834 fencer1881 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] > one who puts up fencing paler1464 paleman1503 palester1574 fencer1881 1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion I. 241 ‘Where is father?’..‘In the office settling with the fencers.’ ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 98 at General labourer Fencer. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 June 7/1 This shuts Kanakas out from the business of..sawyers, splitters, fencers. 1921 H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira xxxviii. 382 Owners and employees had worked shoulder to shoulder as..butchers, fencers, bullock-punchers. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Oct. 356/2 Two fencers are kept in steady work at Glenaray [sheep station, Southland]. 3. A horse that jumps fences. Chiefly with prefixed adjective, as a good fencer, bold fencer, etc. fencer. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [noun] > leap > that jumps fence fencer1850 topper1854 1850 R. S. Surtees Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour xliv, in New Monthly Mag. June 212 Don't know that I ever rode a better fencer. 1876 World No. 120. 12 Few areas..require a bigger or bolder fencer. 4. slang. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > receiver of stolen goods > [noun] receiver?a1400 intaker1421 resetterc1430 marker1591 marter1591 fence1699 fencer1699 fencing-cully1699 lock1699 family man1747 locker1753 drop1915 smasher1929 handler1995 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Queere-cole-fencer, a Receiver and putter off [of] false Money. 1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 32 Fencer, Receiver of stolen Goods. Compounds C1. fencer-like adj. ΚΠ 1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos ii. 17 Ye glory in your Fencer-like Faculties of Disputing. C2. † fencer-month n. Obsolete = fence-month n. at fence n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting time > [noun] > close-time fermison?a1400 fence-month1594 time of gracea1610 fencer-month1699 close season1843 closed season1878 sanctuary1898 close-time- 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Season of Beasts, a Hart or Buck begins at the end of Fencer-Month. Derivatives ˈfenceress n. [= -ess suffix¹] a female fencer. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > fencer > female fenceressa1661 a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 93 What young face Caught Hippia thus? for which she chose disgrace, To be instil'd the fenceress! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1572
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