fusilier

See also: Fusilier and füsilier

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French fusilier, from fusil.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfjuː.zɪˈlɪr/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: fu‧sil‧ier

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 Caesionidae, related to snappers.

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Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

fusilier m (plural fusiliers)

  1. rifleman

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