swashbuckler
a man who is daring, adventurous
TRANSLATION
swashbuckler = der Abenteurer --- GOOGLE INDEX swashbuckler: approximately 350,000 Google hits
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IN THE PRESS
That honor belongs to the Englishman Tony Jacklin and the Spanish SWASHBUCKLER Seve Ballesteros, who played the leading roles in rescuing the RYDER Cup from American domination.
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Texas SWASHBUCKLER John Connally dies
(USA Today)
(New York Times)
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Texas SWASHBUCKLER John Connally dies
(USA Today)
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swashbuckler
noun
- a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
- a novel or film dealing with a swashbuckler
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)
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The word swashbuckler first appeared around the middle of the 16th century and referred to a swaggering bully. It stemmed from swash, meaning to make a noise by striking something, and buckler, which is a shield.
A swashbuckler originally referred to a swordsman of average skill who compensated by making a lot of noise, running around the streets banging his shield, challenging strangers to duels and generally acting like an oaf.
Centuries later, the mediocre, sword-wielding ruffian was transformed into a romantic and daring hero in adventure novels and Hollywood films. Actors like Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. dashed around lavish film sets duelling like real gentlemen with swords while frightened maidens watched their heroes "fight to the death."
The swashbuckler is still occasionally portrayed in modern films like the Johnny Depp figure Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
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"The financial swashbucklers on Wall Street nearly caused the collapse of the global finance system."
noun
- a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
- a novel or film dealing with a swashbuckler
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)
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The word swashbuckler first appeared around the middle of the 16th century and referred to a swaggering bully. It stemmed from swash, meaning to make a noise by striking something, and buckler, which is a shield.
A swashbuckler originally referred to a swordsman of average skill who compensated by making a lot of noise, running around the streets banging his shield, challenging strangers to duels and generally acting like an oaf.
Centuries later, the mediocre, sword-wielding ruffian was transformed into a romantic and daring hero in adventure novels and Hollywood films. Actors like Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. dashed around lavish film sets duelling like real gentlemen with swords while frightened maidens watched their heroes "fight to the death."
The swashbuckler is still occasionally portrayed in modern films like the Johnny Depp figure Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The financial swashbucklers on Wall Street nearly caused the collapse of the global finance system."
