FUSILIER
fusilier
(noun) (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fusilier (plural fusiliers)
An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket
(British) A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons
a fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers
Source: Wiktionary
Fu"sil*eer", Fu"sil*ier", n. Etym: [F. fusilier, fr. fusil.] (Mil.)
(a) Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:
(b) A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, "The Royal
Fusiliers," etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition