cuirassier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuirassier, see below.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

cuirassier (plural cuirassiers)

1. (historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).

Coordinate terms

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

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: kurassier (nl) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: cuirassier (fr) m

Further reading

• cuirassier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

cuirassier m (plural cuirassiers)

1. cuirassier

Further reading

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