lancer
Americannoun
noun
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(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
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a member of a regiment retaining such a title
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( plural; capital when part of a name )
the 21st Lancers
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Etymology
Origin of lancer
From the Middle French word lancier, dating back to 1580–90. See lance 1, -er 2
Example Sentences
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A successful free lancer usually submits at least four or five article ideas for every one a magazine takes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now a free lancer, he eats a leisurely breakfast, and at 11:30 a.m. hops into his Cadillac and drives to work.
From Time Magazine Archive
Boyer, 52, free lancer who has contributed profiles to The New Yorker and also written for the Daily Worker.
From Time Magazine Archive
The idea is that this Bengal lancer has already had, if not nine lives like a cat, at any rate more than one.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Mayor, who had meanwhile readjusted his sash, saluted the lancer captain, then held out his hand to Kenneth.
From The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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