fusilier

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See also: Fusilier and füsilier

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fusilier, from fusil.

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Noun

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fusilier (plural fusiliers)

  1. An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
  2. (British) A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons.
  3. A fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers.
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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fy.zi.lje/
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Noun

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fusilier m (plural fusiliers)

  1. rifleman

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