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- Dictionaryswashbuckler/ˈswɒʃˌbʌklə/
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- 1. a person who engages in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance: "he was an explorer and something of a swashbuckler"
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A swashbuckler is a genre of European adventure literature that focuses on a heroic protagonist stock character who is skilled in swordsmanship, acrobatics, and guile, and possesses chivalrous ideals. A "swashbuckler" protagonist is heroic, daring, and idealistic: he rescues damsels in distress, protects the downtrodden, and uses duels to defend his honor or that of a lady or to avenge a comrade. Wikipedia