cuirassier (redirected from Cuirassiers)

cui·ras·sier  (kwîr-sîr)

n.

A horse soldier in European armies whose equipment included the cuirass.

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[French, from cuirasse, cuirass, from Old French, curasse; see cuirass.]

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cuirassier [ˌkwɪərəˈsɪə]

n

(Military) a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cuirassier - a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass cavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"

Translations

cuirassier

n → Kürassier m