Illustration of saber
- saber 1
variants
or chiefly British sabre
1
: a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard
2
a
: a light fencing or dueling sword having an arched guard that covers the back of the hand and a tapering flexible blade with a full cutting edge along one side and a partial cutting edge on the back at the tip compare épée, foil entry 4
b
: the sport of fencing with the saber
variants
or chiefly British sabre
sabered or sabred; sabering or sabring
ˈsā-b(ə-)riŋ 
: to strike, cut, or kill with a saber
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Frigyes Szücsi, lead archaeologist of the excavation, told Fox News Digital only 80 similar sabers have been found from the Middle Avar Period.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
The flame-wielder is a tough match for Mecha Man, necessitating some extrajudicial aggression as Robert lops off two of his opponent’s fingers with a beam saber.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Cue the rattling of sabers and gnashing of teeth — until a deal is done that pleases (and displeases) both parties.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Frigyes Szücsi, lead archaeologist of the excavation, told Fox News Digital only 80 similar sabers have been found from the Middle Avar Period.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
The flame-wielder is a tough match for Mecha Man, necessitating some extrajudicial aggression as Robert lops off two of his opponent’s fingers with a beam saber.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for saber
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“Saber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saber. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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