backswordsman

back·sword·man

[bak-sawrd-muhn, -sohrd-]
noun, plural back·sword·men.
a person who uses a backsword.
Also, back·swords·man [bak-sawrdz-muhn, -sohrdz-] .


Origin:
1590–1600; backsword + man

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