A person fencing, depicted with an épée and mask, used for fencing/sport-reference content or, more figuratively, to describe a witty verbal back-and-forth ('parry that comment 🤺'). Trivia: fencing is one of only five sports to have been contested at every modern Olympic Games since 1896, which likely helped secure its own dedicated emoji despite being a fairly niche sport compared to more globally popular ones.
Keywords: fencer, fencing, person, sword