fusilier

See also: füsilier

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

French fusilier, from fusil.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

fusilier (plural fusiliers)

  1. An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket
  2. (Britain) A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons
  3. a fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers

Translations


French

Pronunciation

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Noun

fusilier m (plural fusiliers)

  1. rifleman

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