Wielders of Weapons

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I'm looking for what the various wielders of weapons called. I know of a few, but would like to know of the others below :

Bow and Arrow - Archer/Bowman

Sword - Swordsman (???)

Axe -

Club -

Dagger -

Flail -

Lance - Lancer (courtesy of @HotLicks)

Mace -

Pike - Pikeman (courtesy of @HotLicks)

Sling - Slinger (courtesy of @ab2)

Spear -

War Hammer -

Whip -

Can anyone help me ?

Rand al'Thor · Accepted Answer

This is my kind of question! I used to be interested in different kinds of weapons and wanted words for warriors wielding each type.

Bow and arrow - archer or bowman.
Sword - swordsman.
Axe - axeman.
Club - I'm not aware of a special word for this, but you could try simply club wielder.
Dagger - knifeman or knife fighter.
Flail - I never managed to find a good word; I used flailer, but others don't seem to.
Lance - lancer.
Mace - again I'm not aware of a special word for this, so try mace wielder or mace fighter.
Pike - pikeman.
Sling - slinger
Spear - spearman.
Warhammer - again I'm not aware of a special word, so try hammer wielder (or Thor ;-) )
Whip - whipman or whip wielder.

Peter · Answer

For a mace or a club, I could suggest 'brawler' or 'bludgeoner' since those don't actually seem to have specific terms. There's 'bojutsu' in Japanese, which is roughly translated to 'staff art' and covers things like the kanabo, if that helps.

Answered by Peter on April 3, 2021

Pioxit Annus Horribilis · Answer

Bow and Arrow - Archer/Bowman/ Mergen
Sword - Swordsman (???)/ Warrior/ Zenith/ Swordmaster/ Sword-Dancer
Axe - Berserker/ Barbarian/ Lumberjack
Club - Caveman/ Clubber/ Orge
Dagger - Thief/ Rogue/ Trickster
Flail - Wrecker/ Crusader(?)
Lance - Lancer (courtesy of @HotLicks)
Mace - Barbarian (too?)
Pike - Pikeman (courtesy of @HotLicks)
Sling - Slinger (courtesy of @ab2)
Spear - Spearman/ Tribeman
War Hammer - Paladin(?)
Whip - Torturer

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