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Meaning of sell-sword | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“He was a mercenary, a sell-sword, a barbarian out of the forested mountains of Norumbria. A wanderer by nature, he earned his keep wherever he went by the might of his sword-arm, by his skill with weapons.”
“I'm a sell-sword. I make my living because I keep my word. Unreliable mercenaries don't get paid.”
“Bezul saw the sell-swords choose the doorway, not him, and somehow got in front of them, then desperation took control of his mind.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sell-through sell-up sella sella turcica sellability sellable

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