fusilier

== English == === Alternative forms === fusileer === Etymology === Borrowed from French fusilier, from fusil. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfjuː.zɪˈlɪr/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Hyphenation: fu‧sil‧ier === Noun === fusilier (plural fusiliers) An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket. (British) A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons. A fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fy.zi.lje/ === Noun === fusilier m (plural fusiliers) rifleman === Further reading === “fusilier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012