Meaning of DUELIST
| Pronunciation: | | 'dooulist
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who fights duels |
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| | Synonyms: | | dueler, dueller, duellist |
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| | See Also: | | adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Du"el*ist\, n. [F. duelliste.]
One who fights in single combat. [Written also {duellist}.]
A duelist . . . always values himself upon his courage,
his sense of honor, his fidelity and friendship.
--Hume.
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| | Related Terms: | | battler, belligerent, belted knight, bickerer, blade, bravo, brawler, bully, bullyboy, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, enforcer, fencer, feuder, fighter, fighting cock, foilsman, gamecock, gladiator, goon, gorilla, hatchet man, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, jouster, knight, militant, plug-ugly, quarreler, rioter, rival, rough, rowdy, ruffian, sabreur, scrapper, scuffler, squabbler, strong arm, strong-arm man, strong-armer, struggler, swashbuckler, sword, swordplayer, swordsman, thug, tilter, tough, tussler, wrangler |
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