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from http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-swa4.htm

 

[Q] From Roger Downham: “I recently saw a toy advertised as a swashbuckling pirate game, and thought that the word mostly seems to be used in connection with pirates—and that I have no idea what it really means! Can you help?”

 

[A] In this case, I can.

 

A swashbuckler these days is somebody who engages in romantic and daring piratical adventures with ostentatious flamboyance.

 

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