duellists
Formal combat participants
Duellists are people who fight duels—formal combats between two individuals, historically to settle disputes of honor.
The term evokes an era when gentlemen resolved insults with swords or pistols at dawn: The duellists faced each other across the field.
Also spelled duelists.
The word now appears mostly in historical contexts or figuratively for any two parties locked in direct competition.
Those who oppose you
- opponentsThose who compete against
- antagonistsOpponents in conflict
- enemiesHostile opposing parties
- foesHostile opponents
contenders · challengers · grudge · feud · vendetta · enmity · animosity · quarrel
Edged fighting weapons
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- rapiersSlender double-edged swords
- sabresCurved cavalry swords
- secondsTime units, or extras
paces · dawn · barrier · thrust · parry · riposte · lunge · wound
State of fulfilled desires
- affrontDeliberate public insult
- insultOffensive remark or action
- challengeTest of ability
- gloveFitted hand covering
slap · reputation · dignity · chivalry · gallantry · valor · courage · pride
First Treasury secretary
- PushkinEugene Onegin author
- musketeersSoldiers armed with firearms
- aristocratsHereditary ruling class
- noblesPrivileged by birth
officers · gentlemen · pistols at dawn · Heidelberg · satisfaction demanded · cartel · field of honor
adversaries
Those who oppose you
- opponentsThose who compete against
- antagonistsOpponents in conflict
- enemiesHostile opposing parties
foes · contenders · challengers · grudge · feud · vendetta · enmity · animosity · quarrel · dispute
swords
Edged fighting weapons
seconds · paces · dawn · barrier · thrust · parry · riposte · lunge · wound · blood
satisfaction
State of fulfilled desires
glove · slap · reputation · dignity · chivalry · gallantry · valor · courage · pride · gentleman
Hamilton
First Treasury secretary
- PushkinEugene Onegin author
- musketeersSoldiers armed with firearms
- aristocratsHereditary ruling class
nobles · officers · gentlemen · pistols at dawn · Heidelberg · satisfaction demanded · cartel · field of honor
duellistsbrawlers
People who engage in fistfights
street fighters · rioters · thugs · hooligans · berserkers
duellistssoldiers
Military personnel who fight
infantrymen · troops · conscripts · rank-and-file · cannon fodder
duellistspacifists
Those opposing all warfare
peacemakers · mediators · arbitrators · conscientious objectors · diplomats