hussar

(ho̵o zär, hə-)

noun

  1. a member of the light cavalry of Hungary, formed in the 15th c.
  2. a member of any European regiment of light-armed cavalry, usually with brilliant dress uniforms

Origin: Hung huszár, orig., highwayman < Serb husar, gusar < It corsaro: see corsair

See hussar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A horseman of the Hungarian light cavalry organized during the 15th century.
  2. A member of any of similar, ornately uniformed European units of light cavalry.

Origin:

Origin: Hungarian huszár

Origin: , from Serbian husar, highwayman

Origin: , from Old Italian corsaro; see corsair

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