ARQUEBUSIER

Etymology

Noun

arquebusier (plural arquebusiers)

(now, historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus. [from 16th c.]

Synonyms

• hackbuteer, hackbutter

Source: Wiktionary


Ar`que*bus*ier, n. Etym: [F. arquebusier.]

Definition: A soldier armed with an arquebus. Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers. E. Lodge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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