Meaning & use
swashbuckler
A swaggering, adventurous character, especially a daring pirate or fighter in fiction.
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The old film starred a charming swashbuckler who dueled his way across the seas.
Children loved dressing up as swashbucklers with wooden swords and eye patches.
A note on using this word
Swashbuckler also describes the genre of dramatic, sword-fighting adventure stories, often called swashbuckling tales.
Words with a similar meaning
adventurerbuccaneer
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