saber UK /ˈseɪ.bə/US /ˈseɪ.bɚ/verb 2noun 3forms 3phrases 1 verb2 •To strike or kill with a sabre.There lie poor sallow workworn weavers, and complain no more now; women themselves are slashed and sabred, howling terror fills the air; […] — 1843 •To open (a bottle) via sabrage. noun3 •A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. •A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre. •Clipping of lightsaber formssabered · sabering · sabers Phrases with saber saber-rattlingA flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.