fusilier
fu·si·lier
fusilier · fusiliers
фузилёр
Füsilier
An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musketAn infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
UK/ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪəː/US/ˌfju.zɪˈlɪɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesAn infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
Füsilier
фузилёрfuziljór
(formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
(UK)A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons.
A fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
infantryman:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
infantryman:
Origin
Borrowed from French fusilier, from fusil.Borrowed from French fusilier, from fusil.
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Forms
plural: fusiliersSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedfusil
Derivedyellowback fusilier
See also
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