blade-woman
English
Noun
blade-woman (plural blade-women)
- A woman who is skilled in sword fighting.
- 1997, Nigel D. Findley, Lost Kaer, page 115:
- So think, blade-woman, before you speak.
- 2014, Alan Burt Akers, Turmoil on Kregen, page 106:
- Sword-work must come first. They drew smartly enough and we set to. Circling around, they tried the usual tricks. These three proved superior blade-women to the first three.
- 2015, David VanDyke, Ryan King, Eden's Exodus:
- Reaper stepped back against the wall just in time to avoid getting caught in the mess, and as the blade-woman jerked her weapons free, Reaper put a boot into her head from behind, snapping her neck sideways with an audible crack.
- 2018, R.L. Pool, Catlorian III: Kings:
- A man pushed his way out of the pack and, as he sheathed his blade, walked toward the blade-woman slowly.