Cuirassier Definition

kwîrə-sîr
noun
A cavalryman wearing a cuirass.
Webster's New World
A horse soldier in European armies whose equipment included the cuirass.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Cuirassier

Noun

Singular:
cuirassier
Plural:
cuirassiers

Origin of Cuirassier

  • French from cuirasse cuirass from Old French curasse cuirass

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French cuirassier, see below.

    From Wiktionary

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