musketeer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmʌs.kəˈtɪə(ɹ)/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌmʌs.kɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Middle French mousquetaire in the late 16th century. By surface analysis, musket + -eer. Doublet of mousquetaire.
Meanings
- (historical) A foot soldier armed with a musket.
- (historical) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.
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A comrade or fellow.
Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC’s misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point. But Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety.
2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| musketeers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| musqueteer | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (87)
de Musketier (foot soldier) · bn বরকন্দাজ (member of French royal bodyguard) · sv musketör (foot soldier) · sl mušketir (member of French royal bodyguard) · ar مُسْكِيتِيّ (foot soldier) · ja 銃士 (member of French royal bodyguard) · el μουσκετοφόρος (foot soldier) · hy հրացանակիր (member of French royal bodyguard) · ro muschetar (member of French royal bodyguard) · vi điểu thương thủ (foot soldier) · ca mosqueter (member of French royal bodyguard) · pt mosqueteiro (member of French royal bodyguard) · eu mosketari (member of French royal bodyguard) · eu mosketari (foot soldier) · pl muszkieter (foot soldier) · sk mušketier (member of French royal bodyguard) · fi musketööri (member of French royal bodyguard) · cmn 鳥銃手 /鸟铳手 (foot soldier) · vi điểu thương thủ (member of French royal bodyguard) · uk мушкете́р (member of French royal bodyguard) · it moschettiere (member of French royal bodyguard) · ca mosqueter (foot soldier) · ky мушкетёр (member of French royal bodyguard) · nl musketier (member of French royal bodyguard) · bn বরকন্দাজ (foot soldier) · ro muschetar (foot soldier) · cs mušketýr (foot soldier) · pl muszkieter (member of French royal bodyguard) · sh muškètīr (foot soldier) · ja 銃士 (foot soldier) · mk мускета́р (foot soldier) · sh мушкѐтӣр (member of French royal bodyguard) · es mosquetero (foot soldier) · ru мушкетёр (foot soldier) · ko 총사 (foot soldier) · lv musketieris (member of French royal bodyguard) · sh мушкѐтӣр (foot soldier) · et musketär (foot soldier) · sk mušketier (foot soldier) · uk мушкете́р (foot soldier) · lv musketieris (foot soldier) · fr mousquetaire (foot soldier) · es mosquetero (member of French royal bodyguard) · az muşketyor (member of French royal bodyguard) · ru мушкетёр (member of French royal bodyguard) · de Musketier (member of French royal bodyguard) · be мушкецёр (foot soldier) · ka მუშკეტერი (foot soldier) · it moschettiere (foot soldier) · et musketär (member of French royal bodyguard) · nb musketer (foot soldier) · uz mushketyor (member of French royal bodyguard) · sh muškètīr (member of French royal bodyguard) · lt muškietininkas (member of French royal bodyguard) · pt mosqueteiro (foot soldier) · cmn 鳥銃手 /鸟铳手 (member of French royal bodyguard) · sq musketier (member of French royal bodyguard) · mk мускета́р (member of French royal bodyguard) · ar مُسْكِيتِيّ (member of French royal bodyguard) · ko 총병 (foot soldier) · be мушкецёр (member of French royal bodyguard) · kk мушкетер (member of French royal bodyguard) · nb musketer (member of French royal bodyguard) · hu muskétás (foot soldier) · el σωματοφύλακας (member of French royal bodyguard) · az muşketyor (foot soldier) · bg мускета́р (member of French royal bodyguard) · fi musketööri (foot soldier) · cmn 火槍手 /火枪手 (foot soldier) · uz mushketyor (foot soldier) · sl mušketir (foot soldier) · ka მუშკეტერი (member of French royal bodyguard) · eo muskedisto (member of French royal bodyguard) · ko 총병 (member of French royal bodyguard) · hy հրացանակիր (foot soldier) · fr mousquetaire (member of French royal bodyguard) · nl musketier (foot soldier) · lt muškietininkas (foot soldier) · da musketer (foot soldier) · ko 총사 (member of French royal bodyguard) · eo muskedisto (foot soldier) · bg мускета́р (foot soldier) · da musketer (member of French royal bodyguard) · cmn 火槍手 /火枪手 (member of French royal bodyguard) · sq musketier (foot soldier) · sv musketör (member of French royal bodyguard) · cs mušketýr (member of French royal bodyguard)