First Known Use: 1590
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musketeer
noun mus·ke·teer \ˌməs-kə-ˈtir\
: a soldier who has a musket
Full Definition of MUSKETEER
1
: a soldier armed with a musket
2
[from the musketeers' friendship in the novel Les Trois Mousquetaires (1844) by Alexandre Dumas] : a good friend : buddy
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Origin of MUSKETEER
modification of Middle French mousquetaire, from mousquet
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musketeer
noun mus·ke·teer \ˌmə-skə-ˈtir\
Definition of MUSKETEER for Kids
: a soldier armed with a musket
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