fusilier
noun/ˌfjuːzəˈlɪə(r)/
/ˌfjuːzəˈlɪr/
- (in the past) a soldier who carried a light gunTopics War and conflictc2Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, from fusil, based on Latin focus ‘hearth, fire’.
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