duellist
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ə noun
a person who participates in a duel.
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duel (ˈdjuːəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a prearranged combat with deadly weapons between two people following a formal procedure in the presence of seconds and traditionally fought until one party was wounded or killed, usually to settle a quarrel involving a point of honour |
| 2. | a contest or conflict between two persons or parties |
| —vb , duels, duelling, duelled, duels, dueling, dueled | |
| 3. | to fight in a duel |
| 4. | to contest closely |
| [C15: from Medieval Latin duellum, from Latin, poetical variant of bellum war; associated by folk etymology with Latin duo two] | |
| 'dueller | |
| —n | |
| 'duellist | |
| —n | |
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