dueler

Examples

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• Among this group of about 80 men, there were seven or eight who had a reputation for having been great stick duelers.

  Academic text (1999)

• The skilled dueler faced his opponent with confidence and a steady hand.

• This comment is exactly the point: fame as a good dueler is important only at a certain stage in the male career.

  Academic text (1999)

• Girls have a big say in this, and their preferences do not always go to the publicly most successful dueler.

  Academic text (1999)

• But in the long term, the results of being a successful dueler are not inexorably played out in terms of reproductive success.

  Academic text (1999)

• These items are scarce and usually owned by others (not the best duelers), who lend them for the occasion.

  Academic text (1999)

• More specifically, this essay evaluates in exploratory fashion a central tenet derived from neo-Darwinian social theory: whether the success and prestige of a male in this society as a good dueler has a direct and positive influence on his reproductive career.

  Academic text (1999)

• Of the nine men, three were married elders who no longer dueled, two married men were not yet elders (and occasionally joined in dueling but never officially in a combat uniform), and three were experienced and acclaimed duelers in their twenties.

  Academic text (1999)

• During the duel, the dueler moved gracefully, showcasing years of practice and dedication.

Synonyms

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duelist

vsdueler

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A person who fights someone with weapons to settle an argument or protect honor

is a participant without focus on weapons, formal rules, or honor

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Etymology