Duelist

Duelist
Duelist Du"el*ist, n. [F. duelliste.] One who fights in single combat. [Written also {duellist}.] [1913 Webster]

A duelist . . . always values himself upon his courage, his sense of honor, his fidelity and friendship. --Hume. [1913 Webster] ||


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  • duelist — DUELÍST, duelişti, s.m. (Rar) Persoană care se bate în duel. [pr.: du e ] – Din fr. duelliste. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  duelíst s. m. (sil. du e ), pl. duelíşti Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  …   Dicționar Român

  • duelist — 1590s, from DUEL (Cf. duel) + IST (Cf. ist) …   Etymology dictionary

  • duelist — duèlist m DEFINICIJA v. duelant ETIMOLOGIJA vidi duel …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • duelist — dvikovininkas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Dvikovės sportininkas, nuolat dalyvaujantis varžybose. atitikmenys: angl. duelist vok. Zweikämpfer, m rus. двоеборец …   Sporto terminų žodynas

  • duelist — duel ► NOUN 1) historical a pre arranged contest with deadly weapons between two people to settle a point of honour. 2) a contest between two parties. ► VERB (duelled, duelling; US dueled, dueling) ▪ fight a duel …   English terms dictionary

  • Duelist (film) — Duelist Original Korean poster Hangul 형사 …   Wikipedia

  • duelist — noun see duel II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • duelist — /dooh euh list, dyooh /, n. a person who participates in a duel. Also, esp. Brit., duellist. Also called dueler; esp. Brit., dueller. [1585 95; DUEL + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • duelist — noun A person who fights a duel Syn: dueler …   Wiktionary

  • duelist — Synonyms and related words: battler, belligerent, belted knight, bickerer, blade, bravo, brawler, bully, bullyboy, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, disputant, enforcer, fencer, feuder, fighter, fighting cock, foilsman, gamecock,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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