cuirassier

[ kweer-uh-seer ]

noun

1. a cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.

cuirassier

/ ˌkwɪərəˈsɪə /

noun

1. a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuirassier¹

From French, dating back to 1545–55; cuirass, -ier ²

Example Sentences

In 1814 followed the “Wounded Cuirassier,” staggering across the field of battle and dragging his horse behind him.

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When the Count received me he was clothed in the undress uniform of the Cuirassier regiment, of which he was the colonel.

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She stopped a cuirassier riding a lame horse, his own leg hastily bandaged with a piece of coloured calico.

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She haunted, therefore, the heights of Bazeilles, seeking among the dead one who wore the cuirassier uniform.

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Many a proud Uhlan and Cuirassier has to-day ridden to his death amid the dense mobs, mad with the lust of blood.

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