voltigeur

noun

vol·​ti·​geur

ˌvältəˈzhər

plural -s

: a member of any of various French organizations of light infantry

often : a sharpshooter in the French army

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, leaper, from voltiger to leap, vault (from Italian volteggiare, frequentative of voltare to turn) + -eur -or

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