noun
Archaic term for a practitioner of swordsmanship, especially in historical contexts. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 剣士 or 剣術家.
江戸時代の剣術者は、道場で日々稽古に励んだ。
Swordsmen of the Edo period trained diligently at the dojo every day.
Also a modern term for a swordsmanship expert, more formal than 剣士.
Compound of 剣術 (swordsmanship) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows a common pattern for naming practitioners of an art.