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What (who) is fusiliers - definition

INFANTRY SOLDIER ARMED WITH A RIFLED LONG GUN
Fusiliers; Fuzilleer; Füsilier; Fusileers
  • A member of the [[French Army]]'s ''[[Fusiliers de La Morlière]]'', armed with a [[flintlock]], circa 1745–49
  • An example of an officer's bearskin cap worn by an Irish fusilier regiment, c. 1878.
  • Gorget patch of Swiss Füsilier

fusilier         
[?fju:z?'l??]
(US also fusileer)
¦ noun
1. (Fusilier) a member of any of several British regiments formerly armed with fusils.
2. historical a soldier armed with a fusil.
Fusilier         
·noun Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:.
II. Fusilier ·noun A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, "The Royal Fusiliers," ·etc.
Fusilier         
Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French word fusil – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery, various elite units, ordinary line infantry and other uses.

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Fusilier

Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French word fusil – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery, various elite units, ordinary line infantry and other uses.

Examples of use of fusiliers
1. Take Sgt Albert Thomson, of the Royal Highland Fusiliers.
2. More polls» Pte Lancaster fought with the Royal Lancashire Fusiliers.
3. Kelan John Turrington, 18, from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
4. Full military honours were also accorded to two unknown Lancashire Fusiliers.
5. He was Colonel of the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, which his regiment had been retitled, from 1'63 to 1'68, and, from 1'68 to 1'74, Deputy Colonel (Warwicks) of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.