fusilier

• fusileer

Borrowed from French fusilier, from fusil.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: fu‧sil‧ier

fusilier (plural fusiliers)

1. An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
2. (British) A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons.
3. A fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers.

• IPA^(key): /fy.zi.lje/

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fusilier m (plural fusiliers)

1. rifleman

• “fusilier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.