cuirassier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuirassier, see below.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

cuirassier (plural cuirassiers)

A cuirassier.

1. (historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
   • 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 449:

     His vision was secular: the high priests 'will wear impressive robes'; the Herzl army would boast cuirassiers with silver breastplates;

Coordinate terms

• cavalryman
• dragoon
• hussar
• lancer
• trooper
• uhlan
• yeoman

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: kurassier (nl) m
• French: cuirassier (fr) m
• Italian: corazziere (it) m
• Russian: кираси́р (ru) m (kirasír)
• Spanish: coracero m
• Swedish: kyrassiär (sv) c

Further reading

• cuirassier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Old French cuiracer, from cuirace +‎ -er. More at English cuirass, French cuirasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɥi.ʁa.sje/

• Audio:

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Noun

cuirassier m (plural cuirassiers, feminine cuirassier)

1. cuirassier

Further reading

• “cuirassier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.