: a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils
Examples of fusilier in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebBut the fusilier was not satisfied with the response.—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 Hawksbill turtles, manta rays and schools of colorful fish like the fusilier.—Johanna Read, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2022 Each dive serves up new wonders: a manta swooping overhead, a solitary dolphin rolling around playfully on a reef, giant schools of snapper and fusiliers whirling around us like tornadoes, venomous sea kraits wafting through sunlit water.—National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French fusilier, going back to Middle French, from fusilfusil entry 2 + -ier-ier
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