swashbuckler
noun
swash·buck·ler
ˈswäsh-ˌbə-klər 
ˈswȯsh-
1
: a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
2
: a novel or drama dealing with a swashbuckler
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The Count of Monte Cristo (January 25, 2002) Remember that brief period in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when swashbucklers were suddenly hot again?
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024
Much like the entries of the original trilogy, at its heart, Dial is a rip-roaring adventure that borrows more from the cinematic language of golden age swashbucklers than modern blockbusters.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2023
The Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show has been a favorite destination for visitors to Dollywood for years where diners get to watch swashbucklers battle it out aboard pirate ships while enjoying a hearty meal.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2023
Most people think of pirates and pirating as a chaotic endeavor with every swashbuckler in it for themselves.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024
Much like the entries of the original trilogy, at its heart, Dial is a rip-roaring adventure that borrows more from the cinematic language of golden age swashbucklers than modern blockbusters.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 June 2023
The Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show has been a favorite destination for visitors to Dollywood for years where diners get to watch swashbucklers battle it out aboard pirate ships while enjoying a hearty meal.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2023
Most people think of pirates and pirating as a chaotic endeavor with every swashbuckler in it for themselves.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
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swashbuckler
noun
swash·buck·ler
ˈswäsh-ˌbək-lər
ˈswȯsh-
: a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
also
: a story or movie about such a man
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