FUSILIER


Meaning of FUSILIER in English

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

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