cuirassier

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuirassier
Noun
  • The novel begins in 1864 with a young man named Bird waking up from a bad dream to the sound of cannon fire and gunshots: Hundreds of U.S. Army cavalrymen are descending on his Cheyenne and Arapaho camp in what will eventually be known as the Sand Creek Massacre.
    Emma Alpern, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
  • In the capital, the robed pontiff surveyed a troop of Mongolian cavalrymen clad in medieval armor.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • The family, Louisville residents, also enjoyed some pizza and crab dragoons from the food trucks.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
  • What happens with Hermann and the dragoon?
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
  • Next came a waltz between all the debutantes and their fathers, who were passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • Viktor, the infantryman, ducks his head under a canopy of camouflage netting and looks up at the brightening sky.
    Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
  • Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — Often the anonymous infantrymen of baseball’s pitching staffs, relievers finally got some recognition Saturday at Oracle Park.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 July 2024
Noun
  • Moving from a senatorial debate to a literal battlefield, the phrase's contemporary usage is linked to Communist leader Vladimir Lenin’s description of Russian soldiers deserting the Tsar's army.
    Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Takei, who was 5-years-old, stood in the driveway with his younger brother and watched one of the soldiers escort his mother out of the house.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024

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“Cuirassier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuirassier. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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