arquebusier
English
Etymology
From Middle French hacquebousier, arquebusier, corresponding to arquebus + -ier.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
arquebusier (plural arquebusiers)
- (military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus. [from 16th c.]
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 21:
- This included the head-piece and gorgett, the back and breast, with skirts of iron called tasses or tassets covering the thighs, as may be seen in the figures, representing the exercise of the pike, published anno 1622, by the title of the Military Art of Training; the same kind of armour was worn by the harquebusiers.
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Synonyms
- hackbuteer, hackbutter
Translations
soldier armed with an arquebus
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French
Etymology
arquebuse + -ier
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.kə.by.zje/
Audio (file)
Noun
arquebusier f (plural arquebusiers)
- arquebusier
Further reading
- “arquebusier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.