chasseur
noun
(in the French army) one of a body of cavalry or infantry troops equipped and trained for rapid movement.
chasseurs
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pluralof chasseur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There was the visit of George VI, when the King held his salute for a battalion of chasseurs a pied until the last little proud-eyed rear guard quick-stepped by.
From Time Magazine Archive
Recently when "Daisy" visited her delighted chasseurs they did everything they could think of to show their gratitude, including a dash up among snow-crested crags to shoot chamois for her lunch.
From Time Magazine Archive
Flourens, all the same, pressing forward, arrived at the Malmaison, put Gallifet's chasseurs to flight, and the Parisian vanguard pushed as far as Bougival.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
They found the hostages safe and sound, as were the chasseurs taken prisoner in the morning.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
I believe their mounted Cossacks alone exceeded 60,000 men; and there was, probably, 40,000 line cavalry in Poland—cuirassiers, dragoons, lancers, hussars, chasseurs, etc.—to oppose which the Germans had certainly no more than 20,000 inferior horsemen.
From In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland by John Morse
