halberdier

[ hal-ber-deer ]

noun
  1. a soldier, guard, or attendant armed with a halberd.

Origin of halberdier

1
From the Middle French word hallebardier, dating back to 1540–50. See halberd, -ier2

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How to use halberdier in a sentence

  • And then came Barker and all his halberdiers running like devils in the track of them.

    The Napoleon of Notting Hill | Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • But the Chamberlain, feeling his own dignity insulted, ordered two of his halberdiers to bring the culprit before him.

    The Abbot | Sir Walter Scott
  • None of them offered any resistance: heads, feet, and hands—all were heaped in confusion before the halberdiers.

  • We had seen them in time for the halberdiers to extend their pikes, and the musketeers to be down amid the grass.

  • Behind the throne stood a number of swordsmen and halberdiers.

    Life in an Indian Outpost | Gordon Casserly