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(lans′ər)

noun

a cavalry soldier armed with a lance or a member of a cavalry regiment originally armed with lances

Origin: Fr lancier < LL lancearius

See lancer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A cavalryman armed with a lance.
A member of a regiment originally armed with lances.
lancers (used with a sing. verb)
a. A kind of quadrille.
b. The music for this dance.

Origin:

Origin: French lancier

Origin: , from Old French, maker of lances

Origin: , from lance, lance; see lance

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