broadswordsman

noun
/ˈbɹɔːdsɔɹdzmən/

Etymology

From broadsword + -s- + -man.

  1. derived from *seh₂w-
  2. inherited from *swerdą
  3. inherited from *swerd
  4. inherited from sweord
  5. inherited from sword
  6. compounded as broadsword — “broad + sword
  7. formed as broadswordsman — “broadsword + -s- + -man

Definitions

  1. A person who is skillful in wielding a broadsword.

    • Thomas Stephens was the first Lieutenant Colonel of the Second Cavalry and succeeded Washburn as Colonel. He had been a soldier in the British army and was an expert broadswordsman.

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