"swashbuckler" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-swashbuckler.ogg Forms: swashbucklers [plural]
Etymology: From swash + buckler. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|swash|buckler}} swash + buckler Head templates: {{en-noun}} swashbuckler (plural swashbucklers)
  1. A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay. Categories (topical): Stock characters Translations (a swordsman or fencer who engages in show or extravagant swordplay): miekkailija (Finnish), bretteur [masculine] (French), espadachín [masculine] (Galician), Haudegen (German), sabelrasler [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), szermierz [masculine] (Polish), šermiar [masculine] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-swashbuckler-en-noun-Tl-Z4cmA Disambiguation of Stock characters: 79 8 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 11 21 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 60 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 53 33 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 59 25 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 14 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 57 26 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 15 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 58 26 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 27 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 31 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 53 33 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 11 14 Disambiguation of 'a swordsman or fencer who engages in show or extravagant swordplay': 93 5 2
  2. A daring adventurer. Categories (topical): People Translations (a daring adventurer): авантюрист (avantjurist) [masculine] (Bulgarian), dobrodruh [masculine] (Czech), hurjapäinen seikkailija (Finnish), aventureiro [masculine] (Galician), aventureira [feminine] (Galician), Draufgänger [masculine] (German), neohrozený dobrodruh [masculine] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-swashbuckler-en-noun-An4F53YE Disambiguation of People: 40 50 10 Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of 'a daring adventurer': 3 94 3
  3. A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and a lighthearted tone. Translations (a kind of period adventure story): seikkailukertomus (Finnish), capa e espada (Galician), płaszcza i szpady (Polish), capa e espada (Portuguese), capa y espada (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-swashbuckler-en-noun-D8KXqFmi Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of 'a kind of period adventure story': 3 10 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: swashbuckle

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