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Webster 1913 Edition
Fusilier
{
, Fu′sil-eer′
,Fu′sil-ier′
}Noun.
[F.
fusilier
, fr. fusil
.] (Mil.)
(a)
Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:
(b)
A title now borne by some regiments and companies;
as, “The Royal
Fusiliers
,” etc.