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Cuirassier

Cuirassier Meaning & Definition
Cuirassier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cuirassier?

[n] a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass

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See Also | cavalryman | trooper

Cuirassier In Webster's Dictionary

\Cui`ras*sier"\ (kw?`r?s-s?r"), n. [F. cuirassier. See {Curass}.] A soldier armed with a cuirass. --Milton.
\Cui`ras*sier"\, n. (Mil.) In modern armies, a soldier of the heaviest cavalry, wearing a cuirass only when in full dress.

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