cuirassier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuirassier, see below.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

cuirassier (plural cuirassiers)

A cuirassier.

(historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).

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Translations

Translations

Dutch: kurassier (nl) m
French: cuirassier (fr) m
Italian: corazziere (it) m
Spanish: coracero m
Swedish: kyrassiär (sv) c

Further reading

cuirassier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Old French cuiracer, from cuirace +‎ -er. More at English cuirass, French cuirasse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɥi.ʁa.sje/
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Noun

cuirassier m (plural cuirassiers, feminine cuirassier)

cuirassier

Further reading

“cuirassier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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