FUSILIER
\fjˈuːslɪə], \fjˈuːslɪə], \f_j_ˈuː_s_l_ɪ__ə]\
Definitions of FUSILIER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:
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A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, The Royal Fusiliers, etc.
By Oddity Software
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Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:
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A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, The Royal Fusiliers, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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FUSILEER, f[=u]-zil-[=e]r', n. formerly a soldier armed with a fusil, now simply a historical title borne by a few regiments of the British army (Northumberland, Royal Scots, &c.).
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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