musketeer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of musketeer
1580–90; musket + -eer; compare French mousquetaire, equivalent to mousquet musket + -aire -ary
Example Sentences
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Swordsman D’Artagnan arrives in Paris chasing his dreams to become a king’s musketeer, where he commits many a faux pas and gets robbed, among other indignities.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023
The story finally kicks into gear when the musketeer Athos, played by Ben Cunis, reads a letter about his son’s misfortune even as we watch it playing out in a gorgeous slow-motion battle.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2016
The instigator is that musketeer of the digital age, the whistleblower.
From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2016
The Daily Telegraph says the report into the case laid blame on "musketeer" midwives who were on a quest to pursue "natural childbirth at any cost".
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2015
His eyes are splendid, and he has formidable moustachios, which would have roused the envy of a musketeer.
From Cuba Past and Present by Davey, Richard
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