cuirassier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuirassier, see below.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

cuirassier (plural cuirassiers)

A cuirassier.

1. (historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).

Coordinate terms

• cavalryman
• dragoon
• hussar
• lancer
• trooper
• uhlan
• yeoman

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: kurassier (nl) m
• French: cuirassier (fr) m
• Italian: corazziere (it) m
• Spanish: coracero m
• Swedish: kyrassiär (sv) c

Further reading

• cuirassier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Old French cuiracer, from cuirace +‎ -er. More at English cuirass, French cuirasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɥi.ʁa.sje/

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Noun

cuirassier m (plural cuirassiers, feminine cuirassier)

1. cuirassier

Further reading

• “cuirassier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.