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swashbuckler

 [swosh-buhk-ler, swawsh-]   Origin

swash·buck·ler

   [swosh-buhk-ler, swawsh-]
noun
a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
Also, swash·er.

Origin:
1550–60; swash + buckler
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swashbuckler (ˈswɒʃˌbʌklə)
 
—n
1.  a swaggering or flamboyant adventurer
2.  a film, book, play, etc, depicting excitement and adventure, esp in a historical setting
 
[C16: from swash (in the archaic sense: to make the noise of a sword striking a shield) + buckler]

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swashbuckler
1560, "blustering, swaggering fighting man" (earlier simply swash, 1549), from swash "fall of a blow" (see swash) + buckler "shield." The original sense seems to have been "one who makes menacing noises by striking his or an opponent's shield." Swashbuckling (adj.) is attested from 1693.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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