HUSSAR


Meaning of HUSSAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)hə-ˈzär, -ˈsär ]

noun

Etymology: Hungarian huszár hussar, (obsolete) highway robber, from Serbian & Croatian husar pirate, from Medieval Latin cursarius — more at corsair

Date: 1532

: a member of any of various European military units originally modeled on the Hungarian light cavalry of the 15th century

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