swashbuckler
noun
swash·buck·ler
ˈswäsh-ˌbə-klər 
ˈswȯsh-
1
: a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
2
: a novel or drama dealing with a swashbuckler
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The idyllic October weather plays host to the Pirates of the High Seas & Renaissance Fest in which swashbucklers and mermaids rule the beach.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
All later adaptations seem to rip off Michael Curtiz and William Keighley's iconic Golden Age swashbuckler in one way or another — and rightly so.
—EW.com, 9 July 2024
Potential candidates this year include the breakout feel good hit A Little Something Extra, lavish swashbuckler The Count Of Monte Cristo and Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language Cannes jury prizewinner Emilia Perez.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 July 2024
In 1662, the Dutch were ousted by a half-Japanese, half-Chinese swashbuckler named Zheng Chenggong, also known as Koxinga, whose exploits are still celebrated in a famous Kabuki play.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
All later adaptations seem to rip off Michael Curtiz and William Keighley's iconic Golden Age swashbuckler in one way or another — and rightly so.
—EW.com, 9 July 2024
Potential candidates this year include the breakout feel good hit A Little Something Extra, lavish swashbuckler The Count Of Monte Cristo and Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language Cannes jury prizewinner Emilia Perez.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 July 2024
In 1662, the Dutch were ousted by a half-Japanese, half-Chinese swashbuckler named Zheng Chenggong, also known as Koxinga, whose exploits are still celebrated in a famous Kabuki play.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
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swashbuckler
noun
swash·buck·ler
ˈswäsh-ˌbək-lər
ˈswȯsh-
: a swaggering or daring soldier or adventurer
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: a story or movie about such a man
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