# swordsman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #35,975

## Definitions
1. A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
2. A person who fights with a sword.
3. A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.

## Etymology
From sword + -s- + man.

## Easily confused with
- **sportsman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sportsman-vs-swordsman)

## Common misspellings (15)
`sowrdsman`, `sswordsman`, `swodrsman`, `sworddsman`, `swordmsan`, `swordsamn`, `swordsmann`, `swordsmman`, `swordsmna`, `swordssman`, `sworrdsman`, `sworsdman`, `swrodsman`, `swwordsman`, `wsordsman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swordsman