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Definition of fusilier noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fusilier

noun
 
/ˌfjuːzəˈlɪə(r)/
 
/ˌfjuːzəˈlɪr/
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  1. (in the past) a soldier who carried a light gunTopics War and conflictc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, from fusil, based on Latin focus ‘hearth, fire’.
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