MUSKETEER

musketeer

(noun) a foot soldier armed with a musket

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

musketeer (plural musketeers)

(military) A foot soldier armed with a musket.

(military) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.

A comrade or fellow.

Etymology

Noun

Musketeer (plural Musketeers)

(informal) A fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk.

Source: Wiktionary


Mus`ket*eer", n. Etym: [F. mousquetaire; cf. It. moschettiere.]

Definition: A soldier armed with a musket.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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