blade-woman

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English

Noun

blade-woman (plural blade-women)

  1. A woman who is skilled in sword fighting.
    Synonyms: swordstress, swordswoman
    Hypernyms: swordfighter, swordsman, swordster
    • 1997, Nigel D. Findley, Lost Kaer, page 115:
      So think, blade-woman, before you speak.
    • 2014, Alan Burt Akers, Turmoil on Kregen, page 106:
      Sword-work must come first. They drew smartly enough and we set to. Circling around, they tried the usual tricks. These three proved superior blade-women to the first three.
    • 2015, David VanDyke, Ryan King, Eden's Exodus:
      Reaper stepped back against the wall just in time to avoid getting caught in the mess, and as the blade-woman jerked her weapons free, Reaper put a boot into her head from behind, snapping her neck sideways with an audible crack.
    • 2018, R.L. Pool, Catlorian III: Kings:
      A man pushed his way out of the pack and, as he sheathed his blade, walked toward the blade-woman slowly.
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