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Definition of 'swordstress'

English

Noun

(swordstresses)
  • (fantasy) A female swordfighter.
  • * 1988 , John Stanley, Revenge of the Creature Features Movie Guide: An A to Z Encyclopedia to the Cinema of the Fantastic, Or, Is There a Mad Doctor in the House? , Creatures at Large Press (1988), ISBN 9780940064058, page 313:
  • That warrior is Han (Lou Ferrigno) who joins with Sybil Danning (as a good-natured swordstress ) and five other muscular heroes to fight to the death with Vadis.
  • * 2004 , Luke Dittrich, "Play Money", Atlanta , August 2004, page 35:
  • John's chosen character is Xianghua, a slight swordstress who specializes in hopping around and skewering people.
  • * 2013 , Anthony Mercier, Akin Minds , Xlibris (2013), ISBN 9781493110704, page 172:
  • It didn't matter whether we traveled with a fiery-tempered swordstress , or a vain Trickster God.

    Synonyms

    * swordswoman

    Hypernyms

    * swordfighter, swordsman, swordster