Definition of Duelist

1. Noun. A person who fights duels.

Exact synonyms: Dueler, Dueller, Duellist
Generic synonyms: Adversary, Antagonist, Opponent, Opposer, Resister
Derivative terms: Duel, Duel, Duel, Duel, Duel, Duel, Duel

Definition of Duelist

1. n. One who fights in single combat.

Definition of Duelist

1. Noun. A person who fights a duel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Duelist

1. a dueler [n -S] - See also: dueler

Lexicographical Neighbors of Duelist

due south
due to
due to(p)
due west
duebill
duebills
duecento
duecentos
dued
dueful
duel
dueled
dueler
duelers
dueling
duelist (current term)
duelists
duelled
dueller
duellers
duelli
duelling
duellings
duellist
duellists
duello
duellos
duels
duelsome
duende

Literary usage of Duelist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poems by Mary Ann Hanmer Dodd (1844)
"THE duelist. THOU art a murderer ! Thy hand Has taken life away, And ever in thy memory The record dark shall stay; The record of a brother man, ..."

2. Conquering the Wilderness, Or, New Pictorial History of the Life and Times by Frank Triplett, Thomas Nast, Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1888)
"THE STRUGGLE AGAINST DESTINY SAVAGE IDIOSYNCRACIES "AGAINST HIS MEDICINE" A CELEBRATED FRENCH duelist ERRONEOUS IDEAS——THE RESULT OF ..."

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