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fencer Definition

fencer (fensər)

noun

  1. a person who fences with a foil, saber, or epee
  2. one who makes or repairs fences

fencer Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • RAF: Encouragingly, fencers from RAF Cosford in their first competition were also seeded highly.

Converse of object

  • ensure: A large turnout of fencers ensured that this competition was a great success.
  • tie: To emphasize the closeness of the event, only 4 hits separated 2nd and 9th places, with 3 fencers tied on 27 victories.
  • have: FENCING - The Women's Blues showed their class at the British Student Championships in December by having four fencers in the top eight.
  • name: A friend of mine, a fencer named Fran, is studying Chemistry with Forensics at the University of Sussex.
  • place: Fg Off Sharon Booth won gold as the highest placed lady fencer in STC.
  • attract: The competition has been run successfully for the last 3 years and attracts the top ranking national fencers in each weapon.

Preposition: in

  • weapon: The competition has been run successfully for the last 3 years and attracts the top ranking national fencers in each weapon.

Adjective modifier

  • electric: To carry the live current from the electric fencer to the fence line and to earth the electric fencer.
  • only: The only British fencer to ever win a gold medal was Gillian Sheen at Melbourne in 1956.
  • good: Those of us who do launch ourselves into the bigger gene pool soon reap the benefits and become much better fencers.
  • other: Funnily enough, no other bayonet fencers turned up.
  • top: Land-based Learner of the Year 2003: Do you know a top fencer of the future?
  • experienced: Advice from experienced fencers is to avoid the use of barbed wire wherever possible.

Noun used with modifier

  • RAF: Surely some RAF fencers have been out in the big bad world?
  • saber: Saber fencers tend to be more heavily built than the other two.
  • champion: He was a champion fencer, horseman and marksman, and did all the things expected of a man of his lineage.
  • main: A high-power mains fencer unit is recommended for a permanent fence of this kind, because it needs less maintenance than a battery-operated one.
  • junior: Williams Rose Bowl Awarded to the most promising female Junior fencer.
  • RN: With the withdrawal of a RN fencer with an injury the RAF took victory against the RN 2-1, again taking the weapon win.

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