Main Entry: hus·sar

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)hə-ˈzär, -ˈsär\

Function: noun

Etymology: Hungarian huszár hussar, (obsolete) highway robber, from Serbian & Croatian husar pirate, from Medieval Latin cursarius — more at corsair

Date: 1532

: a member of any of various European military units originally modeled on the Hungarian light cavalry of the 15th century