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noun
1.
(originally) one of a body of Hungarian light cavalry formed during the 15th century.
2.
a member of a class of similar troops, usually with striking or flamboyant uniforms, in European armies.
Origin:
1525–35; < Hungarian huszár < Serbo-Croatian hȕsār brigand, pirate < Medieval Latin cursārius corsair
1525–35; < Hungarian huszár < Serbo-Croatian hȕsār brigand, pirate < Medieval Latin cursārius corsair
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Word Origin & History
hussar
1530s, from Ger. Husar, from Hungarian huszár "light horseman," originally "freebooter," from O.Serb. husar, variant of kursar "pirate," from It. corsaro (see corsair). Bodies of light horsemen organized in Hungary late 15c., widely imitated elsewhere in Europe.
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