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Meaning of MUSKETEER

Pronunciation:  `muski'teer

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a foot soldier armed with a musket
 

MUSKETEER is a 9 letter word that starts with M.

 

 See Also: foot soldier, footslogger, infantryman, marcher, musketry

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mus`ket*eer"\, n. [F. mousquetaire; cf. It.
moschettiere.]
A soldier armed with a musket.

 
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