fusilier
/ˌfjuːzəˈlɪr/
noun
- A soldier who carries a light musket or rifle, especially in certain historical British regiments.
- My grandfather was a fusilier in the Royal Welch Fusiliers during World War II.
- The fusilier marched in the parade wearing a tall bearskin hat.
- The museum displayed the uniform of a 19th-century fusilier.
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