Arquebusier
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arquebusier is a noun meaning (military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
Meaning
(military, now historical) A soldier armed with an arquebus.
Example Sentences
This included the head-piece and gorgett, the back and breast, with skirts of iron called tasses or tassets covering the thighs, as may be seen in the figures, representing the exercise of the pike, published anno 1622, by the title of the Military Art of Training; the same kind of armour was worn by the harquebusiers.
Word Forms
- arquebusiers
Synonyms for arquebusier
Depending on context, synonyms include hackbuteer, hackbutter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include harquebusier, hackbuteer, hackbutter, barracker, partisan, bowyer.
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