sabre

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
  2. noun a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
  3. verb cut or injure with a saber

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.

In classic literature

Synonyms

saber

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