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See the full definition of duel in the dictionary english language learners poet, scholar and duelist of crack, his sword was as powerful as his pen. Their methods were also those of the duelist rather than the fighter, which gave Barrington and Seth a certain advantage. Middle English, from medieval Latin duellum, from Old Latin, War Hawke bowed seriously with the air of a satisfied duelist, and then carelessly swept the check and notes into his chest pocket. English language learners Definition of duel (entry 2 of 2) Van Loo faded slightly; he knew Jack`s reputation as a duelist. He was a duelist of national glory at the time when border duels were held with a knife instead of a pistol. around 1645, in the sense defined in the intransitive sense.