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fusilier
/ ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə /
noun
- (formerly) an infantryman armed with a light musket
- Alsofusileer
- a soldier, esp a private, serving in any of certain British or other infantry regiments
- ( pl; cap. when part of a name )
the Royal Welch Fusiliers
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fusilier1
C17: from French; see fusil 1
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Example Sentences
Two other dogs, Jappy and Fusilier, had been previously killed, as neither was of any use as a puller.
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The man in his bed died while you was like that: a Fusilier Guards man.
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Become a Fusilier—one of those that wear plumes on their hats?
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He was brought in and proved to be an Inniskilling Fusilier who had taken part in an attack some four or five weeks previously!
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William Turner was elected the first Fusilier Captain; the names of his successors are recorded elsewhere in this book.
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