different between rapier vs swordfish

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rapiere, from Middle French (espee) rapiere, from Old French rapiere, raspiere, from Spanish raspadera (“poker; raker; scraper”), from Spanish raspar (“to scrape”), of Germanic origin. More at rasp.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??e?p???(?)/

Noun

rapier (plural rapiers)

1. A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless).
   • , act IV scene 1

     […] In his lawless fit,

     Behind the arras hearing something stir,

     Whips out his rapier, cries ‘A rat, a rat!’

     And in this brainish apprehension kills

     The unseen good old man.

Translations

Adjective

rapier (comparative more rapier, superlative most rapier)

1. Extremely sharp.
2. Cutting; employing keen wit.

   John is very quick on his feet during interviews by using his rapier responses.

Anagrams

• pairer, repair

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French (espee) rapiere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra??pi?r/
• Hyphenation: ra?pier
• Rhymes: -i?r

Noun

rapier n (plural rapieren, diminutive rapiertje n)

1. rapier

Coordinate terms

• degen

English

Etymology

From Middle English swerdfysche, equivalent to sword +? fish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s??(?)df??/

Noun

swordfish (countable and uncountable, plural swordfish or swordfishes)

1. A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

Translations

Verb

swordfish (third-person singular simple present swordfishes, present participle swordfishing, simple past and past participle swordfished)

1. To fish for swordfish.