swordsman

[ sawrdz-muh n, sohrdz- ]

/ ˈsɔrdz mən, ˈsoʊrdz- /

a person who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.

a fencer.

a soldier.

Also swordman.

Origin of swordsman

First recorded in 1670–80; sword + 's¹ + -man

swords·man·ship, noun

Instead of becoming a lawyer and community organizer, he trained as a swordsman and became a four-star general.

Barack Obama’s Forgotten Founding Father in Revolutionary France |Tom Reiss |October 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Tarthan swordsman, well up on the principles of discretion, felt a sudden urge to be quit of this locality.

Quest of the Golden Ape |Ivar Jorgensen
This was Viol d'Amore, the brave nobleman who was a swordsman and who made beautiful verses and sang them.

The Blue Rose Fairy Book |Maurice Baring
He found that he had a formidable foe, but one who lacked the finer arts of the swordsman.

The Path of the King |John Buchan

He hears of no swordsman but he envies his reputation, and must needs put his valour to the proof.

The Fair Maid of Perth |Sir Walter Scott
Did he look on to make sure that the swordsman had done his work?

In the Days of Queen Elizabeth |Eva March Tappan

swordsman

/ (ˈsɔːdzmən) /

one who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword

swordsmanship, noun