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Duelist  n.  (Written also duellist)  One who fights in single combat. "A duelist... always values himself upon his courage, his sense of honor, his fidelity and friendship."





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"Duelist" Quotes from Famous Books



... moved with dignity out of the room, Paul remained blankly staring after him. Was it all a dream?—or was this Colonel Pendleton the duelist? Had the old man gone crazy, or was he merely acting to veil some wild purpose? His sudden arrival showed that Yerba must have sent for him and told him of Don Caesar's threats; would he be wild enough to attempt to strangle the man in some remote room or in the darkness of the passage? ...
— A Ward of the Golden Gate • Bret Harte
 
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... centuries been gradually yielding to this deepening consciousness and that it must eventually, if not soon, take its place beside the long-discarded gladiatorial profession, the outlawed slave trade, and the discountenanced custom of the duelist must be evident to any one who takes more than a superficial view of the great determining ...
— Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association • Intercollegiate Peace Association
 
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... ready, and the antagonists took their places, with their deadly weapons in their hands. Both men were cool and collected; Radcliff was a most accomplished duelist, having been engaged in many similar encounters; and his countenance was expressive of confidence and unconcern. Sydney had never before fought a duel, yet, feeling assured of the justice of his cause, he had no apprehension as to the ...
— City Crimes - or Life in New York and Boston • Greenhorn
 
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... tricks of the fighting trade taught to naval officers that are not included in the curriculum at Annapolis. Denman, his loaded revolver hanging in his right hand at his side, had waited for this final shot. Like a duelist he watched, not his opponent's hand, but his eye; and, the moment that eye gave him the unconcealable signal to the trigger finger, he ducked his head, and the bullet ...
— The Wreck of the Titan - or, Futility • Morgan Robertson
 
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Words linked to "Duelist" :   dueler, adversary, duellist, antagonist



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