hussar

Meaning

1. (historical) A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
2. A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

Synonyms

horseman

equestrian

grenadier

musketeer

rider

rifleman

trooper

yellow banded sea perch

yellow banded snapper

dragoon

yellow-banded sea perch

Translations

húsar

hussard

ussaro

huzaar

Husar

hússar

ουσάρος

hussardo

ussero

lutjanus amabilis

eskiden Macar süvarisi

الخيّال

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhʌsə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair and courser.