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  • noun Plural form of wielder.

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Examples

  • And here the conquered men of Ind, swarthy horsemen and sword wielders, fiercely barbaric, blazing in crimson and scarlet, Sikhs, Rajputs, Burmese, province by province, and caste by caste.

    CORONATION DAY 2010

  • And here the conquered men of Ind [sic], swarthy horsemen and sword wielders, fiercely barbaric, blazing in crimson and scarlet, Sikhs, Rajputs,

    Coronation Day 1903

  • And here the conquered men of Ind, swarthy horsemen and sword wielders, fiercely barbaric, blazing in crimson and scarlet, Sikhs, Rajputs, Burmese, province by province, and caste by caste.

    The People of the Abyss Jack London 1896

  • Sam Worthington, who plays demi-god Perseus, braved the rain with his beautiful female co-stars Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos, and fellow sword wielders Mads Mikkelson and Nicholas Hoult.

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

  • Sam Worthington, who plays demi-god Perseus, braved the rain with his beautiful female co-stars Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos, and fellow sword wielders Mads Mikkelson and Nicholas Hoult.

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

  • Sam Worthington, who plays demi-god Perseus, braved the rain with his beautiful female co-stars Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos, and fellow sword wielders Mads Mikkelson and Nicholas Hoult.

    Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

  • Twirling, preening sword wielders -- that’s far too normally who we’ve become.

    American Misanthropes 2008

  • There's a shortage of female characters on Rurouni Kenshin AND a shortage of naginata-wielders, meaning that Kanu would be like a two-in-one special for that show.

    Japanator 2009

  • "You act as the axe-wielders for the coalition," raged Ted, now 77, his tour de force reported by councillor Mark Bennett.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

  • But as wielders of metaphor at a macro level we should be at the forefront of managing them at the micro level.

    inkblurt · Why We Just Don’t Get It 2009

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