"lancer" meaning in English

See lancer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lancers [plural]
Etymology: From French lancier (“lancer”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|lancier||lancer}} French lancier (“lancer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lancer (plural lancers)
  1. (military) A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon. Categories (topical): Military Translations (cavalry soldier with a lance): llancer [masculine] (Catalan), 長矛輕騎兵 (Chinese Mandarin), 长矛轻骑兵 (chángmáo qīngqíbīng) (Chinese Mandarin), lansier [masculine] (Dutch), peitsimies (Finnish), lancier [masculine] (French), λογχοφόρος (lonchofóros) [masculine] (Greek), lanciero (Ido), lanciere [masculine] (Italian), ulonas [masculine] (Lithuanian), نیزهور (neyze-var) (Persian), ułan [masculine] (Polish), lansjer [masculine] (Polish), ула́н (ulán) [masculine] (Russian), пике́йщик (pikéjščik) [masculine] (Russian), копьеносец (kopʹjenosec) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lancer-en-noun-LdxIYKH7 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'cavalry soldier with a lance': 79 11 11
  2. (entomology) Any of various Asian hesperiid butterflies of the genus Plastingia. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Skippers
    Sense id: en-lancer-en-noun-HN1ZiwCW Disambiguation of Skippers: 7 74 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 51 39 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  3. One who lances something.
    Sense id: en-lancer-en-noun-Kyl~5uoU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uhlan Coordinate_terms: cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon, hussar, trooper, uhlan, yeoman

Inflected forms

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