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musketeer

nounmasculinegeneral useuncommon/muʃkɨˈtɐjɾu/mos·que·tei·ro

Definition

1

A soldier armed with a musket, especially in the 16th-18th centuries.

Usage examples

The regiment was composed of hundreds of musketeers.
The musketeers formed a firing line.

Common combinations

royal musketeercompany of musketeers

Idiomatic expressions

  • All for one, and one for all. (Motto of the King's Musketeers in fiction)