cuirassier

(kwē′rə sir)

noun

a cavalryman wearing a cuirass

Origin: Fr

See cuirassier in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cui·ras·sier

noun
A horse soldier in European armies whose equipment included the cuirass.

Origin: French, from cuirasse, cuirass, from Old French, curasse; see cuirass .

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