swashbuckler (ˈswɒʃˌbʌklə
)
Definitions
noun
- a swaggering or flamboyant adventurer
- a film, book, play, etc, depicting excitement and adventure, esp in a historical setting
Word Origin
C16: from swash (in the archaic sense: to make the noise of a sword striking a shield) + bucklerUsage examples
But the image of a swashbuckler stuck, a wandering soul who left heartache and merriment in his wake.
, The Touch of Innocents (1994)Also, there is no Navjot Sidhu, the haymaking swashbuckler who attacked Warne with great venom on the 1998 tour.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)`He is a real swashbuckler -- a daring, exciting player that you cannot take your eyes off.
Sun, News of the World (1999)