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hussar

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Main Entry:
hus·sar 
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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


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