swash-buckler
11Swashbuckler films — are an action adventure subgenre often characterised by swordfighting and adventurous heroic characters, often set in an approximate Early modern period with appropriately lavish costumes. Morality is often clear cut, heroic characters are… …
12swashbuckle — [19] Swashbuckle is a backformation from swashbuckler [16], which originally denoted a warrior who struck his shield with his sword as a sign of aggression and machismo, rather like a gorilla beating its chest. It was a compound formed from swash …
13swashbuckler — /ˈswɒʃbʌklə / (say swoshbukluh) noun a swaggering swordsman or bully who makes a noisy show of fighting. Also, swasher. {swash (i.e. strike swords against shields) + buckler} –swashbuckling, noun –swashbuckling, adjective …
14swashbuckle — [19] Swashbuckle is a backformation from swashbuckler [16], which originally denoted a warrior who struck his shield with his sword as a sign of aggression and machismo, rather like a gorilla beating its chest. It was a compound formed from swash …
15swashbuckler — n. a swaggering bully or ruffian. Derivatives: swashbuckling adj. & n. Etymology: SWASH(1) + BUCKLER …
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