: a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard
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: a light fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip compare épée, foilentry 4
Paris Fencing Women’s team saber, medal bouts, 1:00 p.m.—Larissa Gao, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024 The entire men’s saber team (an event in fencing) consists exclusively of athletes from Harvard: three alumni and one incoming freshman.—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024 Modern fencing has three disciplines using three different weapons—foil, épée and saber—and today each of them is electrified.—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024 That, coupled with the sabers, contributed to its specialized feeding.—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for saber
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
French sabre, modification of German dialect Sabel, from Middle High German, probably of Slav origin; akin to Russian sablya saber
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