fusilier
(noun) (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
2 June 2025
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
