FUSILIER


Meaning of FUSILIER in English

/ ˌfjuːzəˈlɪə(r); NAmE / noun

(in the past) a soldier who carried a light gun

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from French , from fusil , based on Latin focus hearth, fire.

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