<human>:  Who invented the word ‘rapier’?
<bot>: Rapier is a French word. It means a small dagger or a short sword. The word rapier was first used in English in 1586, and it comes from the French word rapière. Rapier was originally used to describe a type of sword, but it eventually became associated with the weapon itself. The word rapier is still used to describe a type of sword today.