musketeer

[muhs-ki-teer]

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noun

a soldier armed with a musket.

Origin of musketeer

1580–90; musket + -eer; compare French mousquetaire, equivalent to mousquet musket + -aire -ary

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Contemporary Examples

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It took 16 years before the last survivor, a mutt named Musketeer, expired.
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Historical Examples

"No, Planchet, I am not even asleep," replied the musketeer.
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"You think it is not beautiful enough, perhaps," said the musketeer.
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The musketeer entered the room with a vague smile on his lips.
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Baisemeaux interrupted the musketeer in the middle of his revelations.
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The prelate had again a little touch of the musketeer about him.
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British Dictionary definitions for musketeer

musketeer

noun

(formerly) a soldier armed with a musket

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Word Origin and History for musketeer

n.

"soldier armed with a musket," 1580s, from musket + -eer, or else from French mousquetaire, from mousquette (see musket).

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Examples from the Web for musketeer

Contemporary Examples

But third musketeer Chris Bosh refused to miss out on the action.

David Lincoln Ross pays tribute—and shares a recipe for a winter warmer perfect for a musketeer.

Musketeer Oil heiress Eleanor Ritchey had a tendency to accumulate things.

It took 16 years before the last survivor, a mutt named Musketeer, expired.

Historical Examples

"No, Planchet, I am not even asleep," replied the musketeer.

"You think it is not beautiful enough, perhaps," said the musketeer.

The musketeer entered the room with a vague smile on his lips.

Baisemeaux interrupted the musketeer in the middle of his revelations.

The prelate had again a little touch of the musketeer about him.

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Word Origin and History for musketeer

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Origin of musketeer