0 in the past, someone who fought in a duel (= a formal fight between two people, using weapons, usually because one person insulted the other): --
The two of them are duelists in a continuing social war.
The field was a favorite site for duelists.
A literary duelist, he does not flinch from the fray.
Pistols or swords at dawn was the preferred method of duellists.
If a duelist decided not to aim at his opponent there was a well-known procedure for doing so.
The prince was a notoriously skilled duelist.
The painting shows a pair of duelists, rapiers in hand.
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May 10, 2021
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