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fusilier

noun
🔊/ˌfjuːzəˈlɪə(r)/
🔊/ˌfjuːzəˈlɪr/
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  1. (in the past) a soldier who carried a light gun（旧时的）燧发枪士兵，明火枪士兵Topics War and conflictc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, from fusil, based on Latin focus ‘hearth, fire’.