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