fencer
fencer
Definition
fencer (fen′sər)
noun
- a person who fences with a foil, saber, or epee
- 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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