fusilier

See also: füsilier

English

Alternative forms

• fusileer

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French fusilier, from fusil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

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 , related to snappers

Related terms

• fusil
• McAlpine's Fusiliers

Translations

infantryman

• Finnish: fusilieeri
• German: Füsilier (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ido: fusiliero (io)

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

fusilier m (plural fusiliers)

1. rifleman

Further reading

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