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sabre

[sey-ber] / ˈseɪ bər /
NOUN
knife
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bayonet blade cutter dagger machete scalpel sickle skewer sword
STRONG
bolo cutlass edge lance lancet point ripper scimitar scythe shank shiv steel stiletto switchblade tickler
WEAK
cutting edge skiver
NOUN
sword
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blade dagger saber
STRONG
backsword brand broadsword claymore creese cutlas cutlass dirk epee falchion foil hanger kris rapier scimitar toledo
WEAK
bilbo curtana damascus blade estoc glaive scimiter smallsword spadroon

Example Sentences

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In it, a French geologist mentioned a single sabre shaped fossil tooth resembling those of the massive predator Carcharodontosaurus, originally found in Egypt's Western Desert in the early 1900s.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Regardless, the statement amounted to unusual nuclear sabre rattling.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

Then again his sabre rattling in the past hasn’t come to much, so perhaps it wouldn’t again?

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

For many years, he has been among the best in the Americas in foil and sabre.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

With a sabre cut, I suppose, and a bandage around his head.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.