"blade-woman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blade-women [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|blade-women}} blade-woman (plural blade-women)
  1. A woman who is skilled in sword fighting. Synonyms: swordstress, swordswoman
    Sense id: en-blade-woman-en-noun-FWJ9VeSw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1997, Nigel D. Findley, Lost Kaer, page 115",
          "text": "So think, blade-woman, before you speak.",
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Alan Burt Akers, Turmoil on Kregen, page 106",
          "text": "Sword-work must come first. They drew smartly enough and we set to. Circling around, they tried the usual tricks. These three proved superior blade-women to the first three.",
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        {
          "ref": "2015, David VanDyke, Ryan King, Eden's Exodus",
          "text": "Reaper stepped back against the wall just in time to avoid getting caught in the mess, and as the blade-woman jerked her weapons free, Reaper put a boot into her head from behind, snapping her neck sideways with an audible crack.",
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          "ref": "2018, R.L. Pool, Catlorian III: Kings",
          "text": "A man pushed his way out of the pack and, as he sheathed his blade, walked toward the blade-woman slowly.",
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