hussar
See also: Hussar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French hussard, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“highwayman, brigand”), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair.
Noun
hussar (plural hussars)
- (historical) A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
- A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.
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Translations
light cavalry of any of several European armies
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