musketeer
noun/ˌmʌskəˈtɪə(r)/
/ˌmʌskəˈtɪr/
- (in the past) a soldier who used a musketTopics War and conflictc2
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- (in France in the 17th and 18th centuries) a soldier of the king's household, employed to guard the king
- the story of ‘The Three Musketeers’
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