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Samurai vs Swordsman - What's the difference?

samurai | swordsman |

As nouns the difference between samurai and swordsman

is that samurai is samurai while swordsman is a person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.

samurai

English

(wikipedia samurai)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • In feudal Japan, a soldier of noble birth who followed the code of bushido and served a daimyo.

    • Related terms

    * ronin

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    * English invariant nouns ----

    swordsman

    English

    Noun

    (swordsmen)
  • A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
    • He is a remarkable swordsman .
  • A person who fights with a sword.
    • Archers attempted to take down an unknown swordsman .
  • (informal) A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.
  • * 2008 , Mark Kirby, " Lordy, Lordy, This Woman is 40," GQ , Dec. 16 (retrieved 21 Dec. 2008),
    • Jennifer Aniston is in control . . . and getting what she needs from a notorious swordsman eight years her junior.

    Synonyms

    * (person who wields a sword) swordfighter, swordster * (skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse) womanizer

    Hyponyms

    * (person who wields a sword) swordstress, swordswoman

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