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Someone who solves disagreements with geometry and commits fully to the answer.
means A person skilled in fighting with a sword, whether as soldier, duelist, or trained fencer.
from A straightforward compound — sword, from Old English 'sweord,' a word shared across old Germanic languages for the long bladed weapon, plus 'man.' No hidden twist here: the word has meant exactly what it says since at least the 1500s, when swordsmanship was a serious, often fatal, skill to advertise.
- footwork first
- Fights are won by legs, not arms
- etiquette matters
- Dueling codes often outranked the actual violence
- obsolete skill
- Guns made centuries of training optional
- still taught
- Fencing survives as Olympic sport, minus the dying