Multiple meanings:
1. An extravagant swordsperson or
adventurer of some sort.
2. A sword-weiling hero/villain/person
3. A play, movie, or book dealing with a
swashbuckler, one who swashbuckles.
IMPORTANT NOTE: SWASHBUCKLERS ARE NOT ALWAYS
PIRATES! Yes, most
pirates are swashbucklers, but not all swashbucklers are pirates! Also, not all pirates OR swashbucklers are MALE! Get it? Got it? Good.
1 & 2. In that movie, he plays a
dashing swashbuckler.
3. 'What kind of books do you read?'
'Oh, mostly fantasy
tales and swashbucklers.'