Fencer
noun
A person who practices the sport of fencing.
The Olympic fencer spent hours every day training for the competition.
Often appears as...
- professional fencer
- olympic fencer
noun
A person who builds or fixes fences.
The fencer finished building the wooden fence around the backyard.
Often appears as...
- hire a fencer
- experienced fencer
noun
A person who buys and sells stolen goods.
The police arrested the fencer selling stolen jewelry at the market.
Often appears as...
- arrest a fencer
- fencer of stolen goods
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who practices the sport of fencing.
The Olympic fencer spent hours every day training for the competition.
Often appears as...
- professional fencer
- olympic fencer
noun
A person who builds or fixes fences.
The fencer finished building the wooden fence around the backyard.
Often appears as...
- hire a fencer
- experienced fencer
noun
A person who buys and sells stolen goods.
The police arrested the fencer selling stolen jewelry at the market.
Often appears as...
- arrest a fencer
- fencer of stolen goods
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Sporting Context
Use 'fencer' to talk about someone who competes in the fencing sport, especially in formal or sporting contexts.
She admired the fencer's elegant moves during the match.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Neutral
The word 'fencer' is gender-neutral; it applies to all genders and is preferred over 'swordsman' or 'swordswoman'.
The tournament was won by an unknown fencer.
Pro Tip 3/3Skill Level
'Fencer' doesn't specify skill level; can refer to beginners or Olympic champions alike.
Each fencer at the club respected the master's lessons.
Pro Tip 1/3Sporting Context
Use 'fencer' to talk about someone who competes in the fencing sport, especially in formal or sporting contexts.
She admired the fencer's elegant moves during the match.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Neutral
The word 'fencer' is gender-neutral; it applies to all genders and is preferred over 'swordsman' or 'swordswoman'.
The tournament was won by an unknown fencer.
Pro Tip 3/3Skill Level
'Fencer' doesn't specify skill level; can refer to beginners or Olympic champions alike.
Each fencer at the club respected the master's lessons.
Pro Tip 1/3Sporting Context
Use 'fencer' to talk about someone who competes in the fencing sport, especially in formal or sporting contexts.
She admired the fencer's elegant moves during the match.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Neutral
The word 'fencer' is gender-neutral; it applies to all genders and is preferred over 'swordsman' or 'swordswoman'.
The tournament was won by an unknown fencer.
Pro Tip 3/3Skill Level
'Fencer' doesn't specify skill level; can refer to beginners or Olympic champions alike.
Each fencer at the club respected the master's lessons.
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Quote examples
Kieran Bew
English Actor
I did quite a lot of fencing when I was a kid. I was a swimmer, and I played a lot of basketball. I was a fencer for Great Britain, but I only did that because I watched 'Robin Hood,' 'Star Wars,' 'Highlander' and 'The Three Musketeers,' and I wanted to emulate Richard Harris and the great British actors that I grew up watching.
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Lynn Davies
British Athlete
I believe the friendship of the Games still exists. There is a tremendous camaraderie and atmosphere at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games - where else could you go and sit down and have breakfast with a Russian weightlifter, an East German sprinter, and an Indian fencer and talk about different cultures and problems?
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Alisher Usmanov
Businessman
I am a former sabre fencer and fenced as part of the Uzbek republic team.
Quote examples
Kieran Bew
English Actor
I did quite a lot of fencing when I was a kid. I was a swimmer, and I played a lot of basketball. I was a fencer for Great Britain, but I only did that because I watched 'Robin Hood,' 'Star Wars,' 'Highlander' and 'The Three Musketeers,' and I wanted to emulate Richard Harris and the great British actors that I grew up watching.
Quote examples
Lynn Davies
British Athlete
I believe the friendship of the Games still exists. There is a tremendous camaraderie and atmosphere at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games - where else could you go and sit down and have breakfast with a Russian weightlifter, an East German sprinter, and an Indian fencer and talk about different cultures and problems?
Quote examples
Alisher Usmanov
Businessman
I am a former sabre fencer and fenced as part of the Uzbek republic team.
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