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Noun: fusilier  ,fyoo-zu'leer
  1. (historically) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
    "The fusiliers formed a crucial part of the army's light infantry during the Napoleonic Wars";
    - fusileer

Derived forms: fusiliers

Type of: foot soldier, footslogger [informal], marcher

Encyclopedia: Fusilier, Saskatchewan