0 someone who enjoys and looks for dangerous and exciting experiences, especially someone in the past such as a pirate or other person who fights with a sword:
Such a swashbuckler is, needless to say, irresistible to women.
Critics described the minister as a swashbuckler who lacked experience in public health.
"Scaramouche" (1952) is a swashbuckler set in 18th-century France.
Heston returned to playing Jackson in this remake of DeMille's 1938 swashbuckler starring Fredric March.
