arquebusier
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French hacquebousier, arquebusier, corresponding to arquebus + -ier.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun edit
arquebusier (plural arquebusiers)
- (military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus. [from 16th c.]
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 21:
- This included the head-piece and gorgett, the back and breast, with skirts of iron called tasses or tassets covering the thighs, as may be seen in the figures, representing the exercise of the pike, published anno 1622, by the title of the Military Art of Training; the same kind of armour was worn by the harquebusiers.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
soldier armed with an arquebus
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French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
arquebusier f (plural arquebusiers)
Further reading edit
- “arquebusier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.