cuirassier

American  

[kweer-uh-seer] / ˌkwɪər əˈsɪər /

noun

1. a cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.

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cuirassier British  

/ ˌkwɪərəˈsɪə /

noun

1. a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass

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Etymology

Origin of cuirassier

From French, dating back to 1545–55; cuirass, -ier ²

Example Sentences

Gr�del, my wife, George, the cuirassier, and myself, stood alone in the room.

From The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War by Chatrian, Alexandre

Notwithstanding the insult he had put upon them, there were numbers present ready to shout— “Huzza for the cuirassier captain!”

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

Count Bismarck wore the uniform of a major of his cuirassier regiment comfortably unbuttoned, long riding boots, and his sword at his side.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

A cuirassier captain—Scarthe by name—has gone down with the skeleton of a troop to your neighbourhood.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

When the two squadrons had come near enough to the squares to charge, suddenly from behind the hill on which the battery stood, galloped the garde du corps, followed by the cuirassier guards.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar