Swashbuckler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɑːʃbʌklɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɒʃbʌklə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɒʃbʌklə/

3 syllables Say it as /swˈɑːʃbʌklɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hothead harum-scarum madcap daredevil lunatic

Word Forms

daredevil	adjective	presumptuously daring
harum-scarum	adjective	cheerfully irresponsible

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Draufgänger

eine rücksichtslose, ungestüme und verantwortungslose Person

🇫🇷French

bretteur

une personne imprudente, impétueuse et irresponsable

🇪🇸Spanish

bravucón

una persona imprudente impetuosa irresponsable

🇮🇹Italian

spadaccino

una persona spericolata, impetuosa, irresponsabile

🇳🇱Dutch

roekeloze

een roekeloos, onstuimig, onverantwoordelijk persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

espadachim

uma pessoa imprudente, impetuosa e irresponsável

🇷🇺Russian

головорез

безрассудный порывистый безответственный человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गर्दनमार

एक लापरवाह उतावला गैरजिम्मेदार व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাড়ফুঁক

একটি বেপরোয়া উদ্বেগহীন দায়িত্বজ্ঞানহীন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்வாஷ்பக்லர்

ஒரு பொறுப்பற்ற தூண்டுதலான பொறுப்பற்ற நபர்

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વેશબકલર

એક અવિચારી અવિચારી બેજવાબદાર વ્યક્તિ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

虚张声势

鲁莽浮躁不负责任的人

🇯🇵Japanese

冒険家

無謀で衝動的な無責任な人

🇰🇷Korean

스워시버클러

무모하고 성급하고 무책임한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ hung hãn

một người liều lĩnh nóng nảy vô trách nhiệm

🇹🇭Thai

นักต้มตุ๋น

เป็นคนหุนหันพลันแล่นไร้ความรับผิดชอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jagoan

orang yang sembrono dan tidak bertanggung jawab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتعجرف

شخص متهور متهور وغير مسؤول

🇮🇷Persian

سواشباکلر

یک فرد غیرمسئول تند تند بی پروا

🇹🇷Turkish

palavracı

pervasız aceleci sorumsuz bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוואשבלר

אדם פזיז וחסר אחריות

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