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sabre
- /ˈseɪ.bə/ UK
- /ˈseɪ.bɚ/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -eɪbə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Polish szabla, from Hungarian szablya. Cognate with Danish sabel, Russian са́бля (sáblja), Serbo-Croatian сабља, Sicilian sciàbbula.
noun sabres · saber
- A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. Jewan Sadit, who ſtood before the prince, obſerving his youthful temerity, threw himſelf between him and danger, and with a nervous arm, wielding a ſharp ſabre, of the hard tempered ſteel of Damiſk, ruſhing upon the tyger, he ſtruck him acroſs the forehead.
- A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre. The country’s fencing federation has officially recognised lightsaber duelling as a competitive sport, granting the weapon from George Lucas’s space saga the same status as the foil, epee and sabre, the traditional blades used at the Olympics.
verb sabres · sabring · sabred · saber
- To strike or kill with a sabre. There lie poor sallow workworn weavers, and complain no more now; women themselves are slashed and sabred, howling terror fills the air; […]
- To open (a bottle) via sabrage.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saber, cavalry sword, sword, blade, knife, battle, rattling, saci, fly, pok, swords, hiroshi, jian, rattlers, tooths, shortblade
Translations
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noun light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point
| Español | sable |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 군도 gundo, 사브르 sabeureu |
| 日本語 | サーベル sāberu, セイバー seibā |
| 中文 | 佩劍 /佩剑 pèijiàn, 馬刀 /马刀 mǎdāo, 戰刀 /战刀 zhàndāo, 軍刀 /军刀 jūndāo |
| हिन्दी | सेबर sebar |
| Português | sabre |
| Français | sabre |
| Deutsch | Säbel |
| Italiano | sciabola |
| Ελληνικά | σπαθί spathí, μάχαιρα máchaira |
| Română | sabie |
| Русский | са́бля sáblja, ша́шка šáška |
Talk about this word "sabre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sabre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sabre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sabre "sabre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sabre.Cite this
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title = {sabre},
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