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lancer (lans′ər)

noun

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

Etymology: Fr lancier < LL lancearius

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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