fusilier
nounUK /ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪəː/ · US /ˌfju.zɪˈlɪɚ/
Etymology Borrowed from French fusilier, from fusil.
1
An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
2
UK A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons.
3
A fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers.
- Derived terms
- McAlpine's Fusiliers, yellowback fusilier
- Related terms
- fusil