swordswoman en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English sword English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English swordswoman From sword + -s- + -woman.
Meanings
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A woman skilled at using swords in combat.
Not for the first time she reflected that there were many drawbacks to being a swordswoman, not least of which was that men didn‘t take you seriously until you‘d actually killed them, by which time it didn‘t really matter anyway.
1986, Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic, published 2022, page 160:Arwen is portrayed as a valiant swordswoman in the Lord of the Rings films.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| swordswomen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
swordfighter · swordsman · swordster
Synonyms
Translations (6)
gl espadachina (a woman skilled at using swords) · ru фехтова́льщица (a woman skilled at using swords) · it spadaccina (a woman skilled at using swords) · de Fechterin (a woman skilled at using swords) · es espadachina (a woman skilled at using swords) · uk фехтува́льниця (a woman skilled at using swords)