musketeer

== English == === Alternative forms === musqueteer === Etymology === From Middle French mousquetaire in the late 16th century. By surface analysis, musket +‎ -eer. Doublet of mousquetaire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmʌs.kəˈtɪə(ɹ)/, /ˌmʌs.kɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === musketeer (plural musketeers) (military, historical) A foot soldier armed with a musket. (military, historical) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard. A comrade or fellow. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====