A practitioner of one of the few
European martial arts still in general circulation, fencers are divided into three groups based on their choice of weapon. These are
foil,
epee, and
sabre. The only other widely practiced competitive martial arts from Europe are
boxing and
archery.
Fencer is also the NATO codename of the Soviet-designed Su-24 fighter/bomber aircraft. This is roughly similar to the older US F/B-111 Aardvark.