Associations to the word «Fusilier»

Wiktionary

FUSILIER, noun. An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket
FUSILIER, noun. (British) A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons

Dictionary definition

FUSILIER, noun. (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats