musketeer

mus·ket·eer

 (mŭs′kĭ-tîr′)
n.
1. A soldier armed with a musket.
2. A member of the French royal household bodyguard in the 1600s and 1700s.

[French mousquetaire, from mousquet, musket; see musket.]
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musketeer

(ˌmʌskɪˈtɪə)
n
(Historical Terms) (formerly) a soldier armed with a musket
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mus•ket•eer

(ˌmʌs kɪˈtɪər)

n.
a soldier armed with a musket.
[1580–90; musket + -eer; compare French mousquetaire, derivative of mousquet musket]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.musketeer - a foot soldier armed with a musketmusketeer - a foot soldier armed with a musket  
musketry - musketeers and their muskets collectively
foot soldier, footslogger, infantryman, marcher - fights on foot with small arms
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Translations
جُنْدي مُشاه
mušketýr
musketer
Musketier
mousquetaire
muskétás
skytta
musketer
мушкетёр
mušketier
tüfekli asker
滑膛枪手

musketeer

[ˌmʌskɪˈtɪəʳ] Nmosquetero m
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musketeer

nMusketier m
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musket

(ˈmaskit) noun
an old type of gun once carried by foot-soldiers.
ˌmuskeˈteer noun
a soldier armed with a musket.
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