duellers
Honor-bound adversaries
Duellers are people who engage in duels—formal combat between two individuals, historically fought with swords or pistols to settle disputes of honor.
The word appears in historical and literary contexts: The duellers faced each other at dawn.
Also spelled duelers.
Skilled blade fighters
- fencersBlade sport competitors
- pistoleersHandgun-armed fighters
- opponentsThose who compete against
- antagonistsOpponents in conflict
challengers · fighters · adversaries · seconds · principals · gladiators · warriors · belligerents
Skill with bladed weapons
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
footwork · parry · riposte · lunge · thrust · stance · technique · timing
Direct hostile encounter
- affair of honorCombat over reputation
- challengeTest of ability
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
showdown · face-off · standoff · pistols at dawn · encounter · satisfaction · meeting · reckoning
Rules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- secondsTime units, or extras
- pacesRates of progress
- choice of weaponsDueling right to decide
field of honor · dawn · cartel · rules of engagement · formalities · ritual · ceremony
Knightly code of honor
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- valorCourage in danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
dignity · prestige · nobility · integrity · courage · principle · vindication · affront
swordsmen
Skilled blade fighters
- fencersBlade sport competitors
- pistoleersHandgun-armed fighters
- opponentsThose who compete against
antagonists · challengers · fighters · adversaries · seconds · principals · gladiators · warriors · belligerents · marksmen
swordsmanship
Skill with bladed weapons
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
precision · footwork · parry · riposte · lunge · thrust · stance · technique · timing · agility
confrontation
Direct hostile encounter
- affair of honorCombat over reputation
- challengeTest of ability
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
clash · showdown · face-off · standoff · pistols at dawn · encounter · satisfaction · meeting · reckoning
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
choice of weapons · field of honor · dawn · cartel · rules of engagement · formalities · ritual · ceremony
chivalry
Knightly code of honor
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- valorCourage in danger
gallantry · dignity · prestige · nobility · integrity · courage · principle · vindication · affront · insult
feud
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
enmity · bad blood · quarrel · dispute · contention · acrimony · hostility · rancor · bitterness · antagonism
duellersbrawlers
People who engage in fistfights
street fighters · mobsters · rioters · ambushers · lynch mobs
duellerspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
mediators · negotiators · arbitrators · diplomats · conciliators
duellersbystanders
People present but uninvolved
spectators · seconds · witnesses · noncombatants · civilians