saber Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
    sabre.
  2. noun a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
    cavalry sword; sabre.
  3. verb cut or injure with a saber
    sabre.
  4. verb kill with a saber
    sabre.

WordNet

Sa"ber, Sa"bre noun (Also<
  • Saber
  • Sabre
)
Etymology
F. sabre, G. säbel; of uncertain origin; cf. Hung. száblya, Pol. szabla, Russ. sabla, and L. Gr. crooked, curved.
Definitions
  1. A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword.
Sa"ber, Sa"bre transitive verb (Also<
  • Saber
  • Sabre
)
Etymology
Cf. F. sabrer.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Sabered or Sabred ; present participle & verbal noun Sabering or Sabring
Definitions
  1. To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a saber.
    You send troops to saber and bayonet us into submission. Burke.

Webster 1913