- Musketeer
- Musketeer Mus`ket*eer", n. [F. mousquetaire; cf. It. moschettiere.] A soldier armed with a musket. [1913 Webster]
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musketeer — (n.) soldier armed with a musket, 1580s, from MUSKET (Cf. musket) + EER (Cf. eer), or else from Fr. mousquetaire, from mousquette (see MUSKET (Cf. musket)) … Etymology dictionary
musketeer — ► NOUN historical 1) a soldier armed with a musket. 2) a member of the household troops of the French king in the 17th and 18th centuries … English terms dictionary
musketeer — [mus΄kə tir′] n. [Fr mousquetaire] a soldier armed with a musket … English World dictionary
Musketeer — For other uses of this term, see Musketeer (disambiguation). A Dutch musketeer by Jacob van Gheyn in 1608. A musketeer (French: mousquetaire) was an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an imp … Wikipedia
musketeer — UK [ˌmʌskəˈtɪə(r)] / US [ˈmʌskəˌtɪr] noun [countable] Word forms musketeer : singular musketeer plural musketeers 1) a soldier who used a musket 2) a French soldier who guarded the French king in the 17th and 18th centuries … English dictionary
Musketeer Records — Type Private Industry Music Founded August 2000 Headquarters Headquarters: Johannesburg Offi … Wikipedia
Musketeer Regiment Prinz Carl — Active 18th century Country Hesse Kassel (or Hesse Cassel) Allegiance Hessian Auxiliaries of the British Army Type In … Wikipedia
Musketeer (disambiguation) — A musketeer is an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeer may also refer to: Beechcraft Musketeer, a trainer aircraft from Beechcraft Musketeer Records, a record label Xavier Musketeers, a United States college… … Wikipedia
Musketeer Gripweed — Proben zu Give Peace a Chance (1969) John Winston Lennon (später John Winston Ono Lennon), MBE (* 9. Oktober 1940 in Liverpool, England; † 8. Dezember 1980 in New York … Deutsch Wikipedia
musketeer — noun Etymology: modification of Middle French mousquetaire, from mousquet Date: 1590 1. a soldier armed with a musket 2. [from the musketeers friendship in the novel Les Trois Mousquetaires (1844) by Alexandre Dumas] a good friend ; buddy … New Collegiate Dictionary
