cuirassier

A noun referring to a soldier, specifically a cavalryman, who is equipped with a cuirass (a piece of armor covering the torso).

• 🇩🇪Ein Soldat der schweren Kavallerie, der einen Brustpanzer (Kürass) trägt.

1. Armored cavalry soldier C2 formal

   A soldier in a cavalry unit who wears a cuirass (a piece of armor covering the torso) for protection.

   • The cuirassier charged across the battlefield with his regiment.
   • Historical reenactors dressed as cuirassiers demonstrated 18th-century combat techniques.
   • The cuirassier's armor was polished to a brilliant shine before the parade.

   🇩🇪Kürassier

• cuirassiers plural form
• cuirassiers' possessive plural form
• cuirassier's possessive singular form