Fusilier Definition

fyo͝ozəlir
noun
A soldier in any of certain British army regiments formerly armed with fusils.
American Heritage
A soldier armed with a fusil.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Fusilier

Noun

Singular:
fusilier
Plural:
fusiliers

Origin of Fusilier

  • French musketeer from fusil musket fusil

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

  • French fusilier, from fusil.

    From Wiktionary

Fusilier Sentence Examples

  • He was the son of General James Lindsay of Balcarres, but took the additional surname of Loyd in 1858 on marrying the heiress of Lord Overstone, the banker; he fought with his regiment the Scots Fusilier Guards in the Crimea and won the V.C., retiring as lieutenant-colonel.

  • Friend join me in paying tribute to my constituent Fusilier Russell Beeston, following his funeral yesterday?

  • Good sorts are Argyll, Bonfire, Black Watch, Cormorant, Cameron, Eden, Fusilier, Nightingale, Royal Scot, Starling, Scarlet Queen, Wren.

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Words Starting With

FFUFUS

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