Dictionary

hussar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /hʊˈsɑː(ɹ)/
• /həˈzɑː(ɹ)/
• /ˈhʌsə(ɹ)/
• /həˈsɑː(ɹ)/ hyperforeign or from French hussard
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair and courser.

Meanings

1. (historical) A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
2. A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

Forms

Coordinates

trooper · cavalryman · lancer · dragoon · yeoman · cuirassier · uhlan

Translations (28)

uk гуса́р (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · nl huzaar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · ca hússar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · cmn 輕騎兵 /轻骑兵 (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · sh хусар (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · sv husar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · cy Hwsâr (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · ja ユサール (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · hu huszár (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · it ussaro (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · sk husár (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · cs husar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · mr हसर (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · pt hussardo (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · fi husaari (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · ru гуса́р (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · eo husaro (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · rue гуса́рь (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · ro husar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · sh husar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · cy Husâr (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · el ουσάρος (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · pl husarz (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · de Husar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · fr hussard (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · es húsar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · oc ussar (light cavalry of any of several European armies) · pl huzar (light cavalry of any of several European armies)