"fusilier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: fusiliers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French fusilier, from fusil. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|fusilier}} Borrowed from French fusilier Head templates: {{en-noun}} fusilier (plural fusiliers)
  1. An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket. Translations (infantryman): fuseller [masculine] (Catalan), fusilieeri (Finnish), fusilier [masculine] (French), Füsilier [masculine] (German), fusiliero (Ido), fuciliere [masculine] (Italian), bersagliere [masculine] (Italian), fusilhièr [masculine] (Occitan), fizylier [masculine] (Polish), fizylierka [feminine] (Polish), fuzileiro [masculine] (Portuguese), фузилёр (fuziljór) [masculine] (Russian), fusilero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fusilier-en-noun-rU8Ro7PW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 43 39 Disambiguation of 'infantryman': 93 6 1
  2. (British) A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-fusilier-en-noun-IPZKPjWR Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 43 39
  3. A fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers. Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish
    Sense id: en-fusilier-en-noun-AxBNQCno Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 8 10 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 43 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 30 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 30 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 34 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 31 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 31 47 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 24 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 24 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 19 28 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 20 30 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 31 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 29 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 24 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fusileer Related terms: fusil, McAlpine's Fusiliers

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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