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duelist

Variant of duel

noun

  1. a formal fight between two persons armed with deadly weapons: it is prearranged and witnessed by two others, called seconds, one for each combatant
  2. any contest or encounter suggesting such a fight, usually between two persons: a verbal duel

intransitive verb, transitive verb dueled or duelled, dueling or duelling

to fight a duel with (a person or persons)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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