n.
Variant: or fu · sil · eer
Pronunciation: ˌ fyü-z ə - ' lir
Function: noun
Etymology: French fusilier, from fusil
Date: 1680
1 : a soldier armed with a fusil
2 : a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils
n.
Variant: or fu · sil · eer
Pronunciation: ˌ fyü-z ə - ' lir
Function: noun
Etymology: French fusilier, from fusil
Date: 1680
1 : a soldier armed with a fusil
2 : a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012