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landsknecht
[ German lahnts-knekht ]
/ German ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt /
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noun
a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
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Words nearby landsknecht
Land's End, landshark, Landshut, landside, landskip, landsknecht, landslide, Landsmål, landsman, landsmanshaft, land snail
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British Dictionary definitions for landsknecht
landsknecht
/ (ˈlæntskəˌnɛkt) /
noun
a mercenary foot soldier in late 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Europe, esp a German pikeman
Word Origin for landsknecht
German, literally: landknight
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