cuirassier
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French cuirassier, see below.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
cuirassier (plural cuirassiers)
- (historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
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Translations[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
cuirassier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French cuiracer, from cuirace + -er. More at English cuirass, French cuirasse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cuirassier m (plural cuirassiers, feminine cuirassier)
Further reading[edit]
- “cuirassier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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