- foilsman
- noun Date: 1927 a person who fences with a foil
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
foilsman
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foilsman — [foilz′mən] n. pl. foilsmen [foilz′mən] a fencer who uses a FOIL3 (sense 1) … English World dictionary
foilsman — /foylz meuhn/, n., pl. foilsmen. Fencing. a person who fences with a foil. [1925 30; FOIL3 + S1 + MAN1] * * * … Universalium
foilsman — foils·man … English syllables
foilsman — foils•man [[t]ˈfɔɪlz mən[/t]] n. pl. men spo a person who fences with a foil … From formal English to slang
foilsman — /ˈfɔɪlzmən/ (say foylzmuhn) noun (plural foilsmen) someone who is expert at fencing with foils. {combination of two words originally in a syntactical relationship; foil s (genitive case) + man} …
foilsman — ˈfȯilzmən noun (plural foilsmen) : one who fences with a foil : fencer * * * /foylz meuhn/, n., pl. foilsmen. Fencing. a person who fences with a foil. [1925 30; FOIL3 + S1 + MAN1] … Useful english dictionary
foil|ist — «FOY lihst», noun. = foilsman. (Cf. ↑foilsman) … Useful english dictionary
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