hussar
noun/həˈzɑː(r)/
/həˈzɑːr/
- (in the past) a cavalry soldier who carried light weaponsWord Originfrom Hungarian huszár, from Old Serbian husar, from Italian corsaro, from medieval Latin cursarius, from cursus ‘a raid, plunder’, special use of Latin cursus ‘course’, from currere ‘to run’.
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