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Webster 1913 Edition


Voltigeur


Volˊti-geur

,
Noun.
[F., fr.
voltiger
to vault, It.
volteggiare
. See
Volt
a tread.]
1.
A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.
2.
(Mil.)
One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry.

Definition 2024


voltigeur

voltigeur

English

Noun

voltigeur (plural voltigeurs)

  1. A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.
  2. (military) One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry.


French

Noun

voltigeur m (plural voltigeurs, feminine voltigeuse)

  1. voltigeur (all senses)
  2. (Canada, baseball) outfielder