Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "duellist" (wanda kuma aka rubuta "duelist") mutum ne wanda ya shiga cikin wani tsari ko shirya yaki da makamai, yawanci a matsayin hanyar warware takaddama ko kare mutuncin mutum. Ma’ana, mai yin gardama shi ne wanda ya shiga cikin faxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxabagaxaxari ko xaya tsakanin mutane biyu. Dueling ya zama ruwan dare gama gari a da, musamman a tsakanin masu fada aji, amma a yanzu an dauke shi a matsayin haramtacciyar hanya kuma ta tsufa.