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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 duelsplay

  Familiarity information: DUELIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DUELIST (noun)


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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