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Definition of Dueller
1. Noun. A person who fights duels.
Generic synonyms: Adversary, Antagonist, Opponent, Opposer, Resister
Derivative terms: Duel, Duel, Duel, Duel, Duel, Duel, Duel
Definition of Dueller
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of dueler) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dueller
1. dueler [n -S] - See also: dueler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dueller
Literary usage of Dueller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. ... Characters and Passages from Note-books by Samuel Butler (1908)
"A dueller MEASURES his life by the length of his weapon, and sends it back to
his adversary as the measure of his resolution to join issue, ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1911)
"dueller on the threshold. Hichens, R. $1.10 Page. Dynamo design, Commercial.
Waters, WL n. Century Co. Dynamo laboratory manual. Franklin, WS Wiley. v. 2. ..."
3. English Literature: An Illustrated Record by Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse (1905)
"... the most blustering soldier and insulting dueller in the literary arena; while
his personal characteristics, " the mountain belly and the rocky face," ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"DUEL, (du'-el) n. ». A combat between two ; a single fight. To DUEL, (du'-el) tn
To fighi a single combat. dueller, (du'-el-ler) n. ». ..."
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