cuirassier

noun

Definition of cuirassiernext
as in cavalryman

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  1. cavalryman
  2. dragoon
  3. cavalier
  4. infantryman
  5. soldier
Noun
  • These cavalrymen participated in the Third Battle of Winchester, a key victory for the Union.
    Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The novel begins in 1864 with a young man named Bird waking up from a bad dream to the sound of cannon fire and gunshots: Hundreds of U.S. Army cavalrymen are descending on his Cheyenne and Arapaho camp in what will eventually be known as the Sand Creek Massacre.
    Emma Alpern, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
Definition of cavalryman
Noun
  • The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
  • What happens with Hermann and the dragoon?
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
Definition of dragoon
Noun
  • The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
Definition of cavalier
Noun
  • Palma is an infantryman from McFarland, California; Jauregui is a Stryker systems maintainer from Tacoma, Washington; and Mendoza Lopez is a wheeled vehicle mechanic from Bensenville, Illinois, the spokesperson said.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
  • An Army infantryman, Charlie fought in the largest and bloodiest battle of the war, the Battle of the Bulge.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of infantryman
Noun
  • National Syrian Army soldiers celebrate after opposition forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took control of the Hama city center and surrounding villages on Dec. 6, 2024, in Hama, Syria.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Still, for a long time, the main difficulty for soldiers who needed amputations was surviving long after the operation.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of soldier
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