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Added 10 October 2026

musketeer

/ˌmʌs.kəˈtɪə(ɹ)/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about musketeer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A foot soldier armed with a musket.

Origin

From Middle French mousquetaire in the late 16th century. By surface analysis, musket + -eer. Doublet of mousquetaire.

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