fusilier

American  

[fyoo-zuh-leer] / ˌfyu zəˈlɪər /

Or fusileer

noun

1. a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils.

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fusilier British  

/ ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə /

noun

1. (formerly) an infantryman armed with a light musket

2. Also: fusileer. 

   1. a soldier, esp a private, serving in any of certain British or other infantry regiments

   2. ( 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

But the fusilier was not satisfied with the response.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

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

The funeral service for the fusilier from Middleton killed outside his army barracks in Woolwich tool place in Bury followed by a private committal at Middleton Cemetery.

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

The infantry were—the second battalion of the grenadier guards, the second battalion of the Coldstream guards, the second battalion of the fusilier guards, and the forty-seventh regiment.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 by Various