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Webster 1913 Edition


Spadassin


Spaˊdasˊsin′

,
Noun.
[F., fr. It.
spadaccino
a swordsman, from
spada
a sword.]
A bravo; a bully; a duelist.
Ld. Lytton.

Definition 2024


spadassin

spadassin

English

Noun

spadassin (plural spadassins)

  1. a fighter, duelist.

French

Etymology

From Italian spadaccino

Noun

spadassin m (plural spadassins)

  1. spadassin
  2. hitman