'Duelist' definitions:
Definition of 'duelist'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Duelist'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'duelist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- battler,
- belligerent,
- belted knight,
- bickerer,
- blade,
- bravo,
- brawler,
- bully,
- bullyboy,
- combatant,
- competitor,
- contender,
- contestant,
- disputant,
- enforcer,
- fencer,
- feuder,
- fighter,
- fighting cock,
- foilsman,
- gamecock,
- gladiator,
- goon,
- gorilla,
- hatchet man,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hooligan,
- jouster,
- knight,
- militant,
- plug-ugly,
- quarreler,
- rioter,
- rival,
- rough,
- rowdy,
- ruffian,
- sabreur,
- scrapper,
- scuffler,
- squabbler,
- strong arm,
- strong-arm man,
- strong-armer,
- struggler,
- swashbuckler,
- sword,
- swordplayer,
- swordsman,
- thug,
- tilter,
- tough,
- tussler,
- wrangler