harquebusier

Also ar·que·bus·ier

[hahr-kwuh-buh-seer]

noun

1. a soldier armed with a harquebus.

harquebusier

/ ˌhɑːkwɪbəˈsɪə /

noun

1. Also called: arquebusier. (formerly) a soldier armed with an arquebus

Word History and Origins

Origin of harquebusier¹

First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French; harquebus, -ier ²

Example Sentences

Yet the victories of Cortes were gained over savages who had no letters, who were ignorant of the use of metals, who had not broken in a single animal to labour, who wielded no better weapons than those which could be made out of sticks, flints, and fish-bones, who regarded a horse-soldier as a monster, half man and half beast, who took a harquebusier for a sorcerer, able to scatter the thunder and lightning of the skies.

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