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saber

sa·ber [ ˈsā-bər]

saber

noun

[ˈsā-bər]

variants: or chiefly British sabre

Definition of saber

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a cavalry sword with a curved blade, thick back, and guard

2a : 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

saber

verb

variants: or chiefly British sabre

Definition of saber (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to strike, cut, or kill with a saber

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//Amid the saber-rattling around trade, poll after poll has found the business community sounding alarm bells.
— CNN, "Worried about a recession? America's consumers say they aren't," 30 Oct. 2019
//Imagine an airplane decked out in the movie's classic space design, from exterior to interior, including an actual light saber on the craft's tail.
— Megan Uy, House Beautiful, "United Airlines Is Working with Star Wars to Launch a Spaced-Out Aircraft," 30 Oct. 2019
//Iran is saber-rattling, raising the prospect of a new armed conflict in the Middle East.
— BostonGlobe.com, "So far, the most high-profile moments in the Democratic presidential campaign have been five nationally televised debates, making up nearly 12 hours of intense discussion. A Globe analysis of transcripts found just 42 out of 348 questions asked were about foreign policy.," 8 Oct. 2019
//The separatist conflict that broke out in 2014 has killed more than 13,000 people, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, for all his nationalist saber-rattling, feels some economic pressure to get out from under Western sanctions.
— Laura King, Los Angeles Times, "How Ukraine found itself at the heart of an intensifying Trump scandal," 24 Sep. 2019
//But accessing the actual facility where the sabers get forged required an appointment and an up-front payment of $200.
— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "The Star Wars Park Is a Space-Junk Fantasy," 5 June 2019
//Not even red sabers, the color wielded by such dark lords at Darth Vader and Kylo Ren.
— Scott Craven, azcentral, "So you got a lightsaber at Disney's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Can you take it on a plane?," 5 June 2019
//The saber-rattling has a way of stressing allies almost as much as adversaries.
— Peter Baker, New York Times, "A Drama of Trump’s Own Making Ends With a Familiar Hero," 9 June 2019
//And in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the run-up to the 2018 Winter Games was marked by concerns about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s nuclear saber-rattling.
— Marisa Guthrie, The Hollywood Reporter, "NBCUniversal Expects to Rake in More Than $1.2B for 2020 Tokyo Olympics," 23 July 2019
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
//At the end of the night, learn to saber a bottle of champagne.
— Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, "21 Bay Area wine festivals and cocktail events in July and beyond," 22 June 2019
//Below, Pelka counsels us on everything from how to select the perfect Champagne to how to safely saber your bottle of bubbly.
— Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, "A Champagne Lover’s Guide to Hosting a Last-Minute Bastille Day Soirée," 13 July 2018
//The most impressive way to kick off any Champagne-fueled party is to saber a bottle, popping the cork from the wine with the swipe of a knife.
— Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, "A Champagne Lover’s Guide to Hosting a Last-Minute Bastille Day Soirée," 13 July 2018
//Champagne bottles are sabered open with swords and free Lexus shuttles stop for anyone who doesn’t feel like walking more than a block.
— Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, "Diamonds, caviar and the Instagram-famous: Inside America's most exclusive food festival," 19 June 2018
//Here's a step-by-step guide on how to saber a bottle of champagne.
— Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, "How to Saber a Bottle of Champagne," 21 Dec. 2017
//Michael Minnillo, the general manager of the French Laundry, the chef Thomas Keller’s elegant restaurant in Yountville, Calif., had just sabered open a bottle of Dom Pérignon, leaving the eyes of the teenagers wide.
— Sam Sifton, New York Times, "Settle In for Winter With This Sausage Risotto," 18 Jan. 2018
//Afterward, learn the Napoleonic tradition of sabering champagne bottles and bundle up for the Kettle One Ice Room, the world’s coldest vodka tasting room.
— Destination Canada, Bon Appetit, "The Ultimate Guide to British Columbia’s Après-Ski Scene," 31 Oct. 2017
//The most impressive way to kick off any Champagne-fueled party is to saber a bottle, popping the cork from the wine with the swipe of a knife.
— Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, "A Champagne Lover’s Guide to Hosting a Last-Minute Bastille Day Soiree," 14 July 2017

First Known Use of saber

Noun

1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1790, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for saber

Noun

French sabre, modification of German dialect Sabel, from Middle High German, probably of Slav origin; akin to Russian sablya saber

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More Definitions forsaber

saber

noun

English Language Learners Definition of saber

: a long, heavy sword with a curved blade

: a lightweight sword that is used in fencing

saber

noun

sa·ber

variants: or sabre \ ˈsā-bər \

Kids Definition of saber

: a long sword with a curved blade