musketeer

Meaning

1. (historical) A foot soldier armed with a musket.
2. (historical) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.
3. A comrade or fellow.

Synonyms

fusilier

grenadier

hussar

rifleman

matchlock-man

Translations

mousquetaire

Musketier

mosquetero

musketier

mosqueter

moschettiere

mosqueteiro

σωματοφύλακας

silahşör

Musketier der Garde

μουσκετοφόρος

στρατιώτης με τουφέκι

mousquétaire

الفارس

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌskətə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle French mousquetaire in the late 16th century. By surface analysis, musket + -eer. Doublet of mousquetaire.