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DUELIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does duelist mean?
• DUELIST (noun)
The noun DUELIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who fights duels
Familiarity information: DUELIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who fights duels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dueler; duelist; dueller; duellist
Hypernyms ("duelist" is a kind of...):
adversary; antagonist; opponent; opposer; resister (someone who offers opposition)
Derivation:
duel (any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups))
duel (a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor)
duel (fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman)
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