fusilier
Americannoun
noun
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(formerly) an infantryman armed with a light musket
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Also: fusileer.
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a soldier, esp a private, serving in any of certain British or other infantry regiments
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( pl; cap. when part of a name )
the Royal Welch Fusiliers
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Etymology
Origin of fusilier
From French, dating back to 1670–80; see origin at fusil 1, -ier 2
Example Sentences
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But the fusilier was not satisfied with the response.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Close friend and fellow fusilier Sean Sheer said Lee took to fatherhood instantly.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2013
The regiment's saying 'Once a fusilier, always a fusilier' was demonstrated by the hundreds of veterans and colleagues lining the route from the church to Middleton Cemetery where Lee Rigby was buried.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2013
I do, however, have a strong conviction that... in creating a single battalion fusilier regiment we are not best serving defence, the Army... or the Regiment.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2012
A Dublin fusilier was in that shelter one night and said he saw him in South Africa.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
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