halberdier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɔlbəɹˈdɪəɹ/
- /ˌhælbəɹˈdɪəɹ/
Meanings
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A soldier armed with a halberd.
Jones did not think fit to acquaint the serjeant with his design; though he might have done it with great safety, for the halberdier was himself a man of honour, and had killed his man.
1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| halberdiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
tr baltacı (a soldier armed with a halberd) · pt alabardeiro (a soldier armed with a halberd) · it alabardiere (a soldier armed with a halberd) · de Hellebardier (a soldier armed with a halberd) · is hermaður vopnaður atgeir (a soldier armed with a halberd) · hu alabárdos (a soldier armed with a halberd) · ru алебардщик (a soldier armed with a halberd) · is hermaður vopnaður bryntrölli (a soldier armed with a halberd) · de Hellebardenträger (a soldier armed with a halberd) · ca alabarder (a soldier armed with a halberd) · ota بالطهجی (a soldier armed with a halberd) · es alabardero (a soldier armed with a halberd) · fr hallebardier (a soldier armed with a halberd)