musketeer

noun

mus·​ke·​teer ˌmə-skə-ˈtir How to pronounce musketeer (audio)
1
: a soldier armed with a musket
2
[from the musketeers' friendship in the novel Les Trois Mousquetaires (1844) by Alexandre Dumas] : a good friend : buddy

Examples of musketeer in a Sentence

the two little musketeers were never seen apart
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Word History

Etymology

modification of Middle French mousquetaire, from mousquet

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of musketeer was in 1590

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“Musketeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musketeer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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musketeer

noun
mus·​ke·​teer ˌməs-kə-ˈti(ə)r How to pronounce musketeer (audio)
: a soldier armed with a musket

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