musketeer

     

A musketeer (French: mousquetaire) was an early moern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe.

Trivia about musketeer

  • In Webster's, it means either a soldier using a certain muzzle-loading weapon, or a boon companion
  • Dumas:"'I may not be a _________ yet, but at least I've been privileged to fight in your ranks'"
  • D'Artagnan, eventually

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