savateurn.
/ˌsavəˈtəː/, U.S. /ˌsævəˈtər/ A person who practises savate.
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1865 J. B. Harwood Lady Flavia II. xi. 223 A man of bad character, and considerable renown as a wrestler and boxer (savateur), had insulted Monsieur Royston of malice prepense.
1899 Daily News 30 Oct. 6/6 Charlemont, the French savateur.
1989 Black Belt Jan. 24/2 In France, the number of women savateurs (savate practitioners) has increased greatly in recent years.
2006 M. Young Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcem. vi. 85 I love the body mechanics a savateur uses to throw this kick at his opponents in the ring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1865- to do that etc thing
- to do that small thing
- to do that thing
- to do the agreeable
- to do the amiable
- to do the best of one's power
- to do the block
- to do the book
- to do the business
- to do the business for a person
- to do the chicken
- to do the civil
- to do the civil thing
- to do the dirty
- to do the downy
- to do the dutch
- to do the dutch act
- to do the grand
- to do the handsome
- to do the handsome thing
- to do the hard yards
- to do the heavy
- to do the honour
- to do the honours
- to do the inside or outside edge