cuirassier

noun

Definition of cuirassiernext
as in cavalryman

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  1. cavalryman
  2. dragoon
  3. cavalier
  4. infantryman
  5. soldier
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
Definition of cavalryman
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
Definition of dragoon
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
Definition of cavalier
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
Definition of infantryman
Noun
  • The memorial pays tribute to the 19 special ops soldiers and Navy SEALS killed during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in 2005, including Cupertino residents Matt Axelson and James Suh.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • That keeps casualties low, even in a land war, which is usually very deadly for soldiers and civilians.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of soldier
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