fusilier

• Nom désignant un soldat, à l'origine un fantassin britannique armé d'un fusil à silex léger, et par extension un soldat d'infanterie équipé d'un fusil ou un tireur.

A noun referring to a soldier, originally a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket.

1. Historical infantry soldierC1formalbritish

   A British foot soldier from past centuries who was equipped with a lightweight flintlock firearm, often called a fusil.

   Fusilier (soldat d'infanterie historique)

   • The fusilier was a key figure in 18th-century British battles.
   • Regiments of fusiliers were distinguished by their specialized weapons.
   • He read about the daily life of a fusilier during the Napoleonic Wars.