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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Not even Aragon's hero, a musketeer who dotes on his horse and his fancy uniform, matters much.
From Time Magazine Archive
Picasso’s “Man with a Sword,” a portrait of the artist as a musketeer created in 1969, could bring as much $25 million.
From Washington Times
Christie’s said interest in Picasso’s late-period musketeer portraits has grown dramatically in recent years.
From Washington Times
A 1967 painting by Picasso, “Mousquetaire au Chapeau, Buste,” a canvas of a musketeer, brought $4.3 million.
From New York Times
Versace puts classic tweed jackets over dashing gaucho pants or jodhpurs, loosely belted jackets over mid-knee-length skirts and musketeer boots, and raspberry red silk tunics over black tights.
From Time Magazine Archive
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