as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
the two little musketeers were never seen apart
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Recent Examples of musketeer
The president and his political musketeers are slowly dismantling the opposition.
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Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Cassel says taking on the musketeer role ticked his box of working on productions that break with norms, even if the film is an adaptation of the French classic by Alexandre Dumas.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The exhibition investigates these influences through the lens of four themes that Picasso returned to throughout his artistic career: the hero, the Minotaur, the voyeur and the musketeer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
The other musketeers have less to do this time around, though each remains sworn to protecting the honor of others.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
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Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Cassel says taking on the musketeer role ticked his box of working on productions that break with norms, even if the film is an adaptation of the French classic by Alexandre Dumas.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
The exhibition investigates these influences through the lens of four themes that Picasso returned to throughout his artistic career: the hero, the Minotaur, the voyeur and the musketeer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
The other musketeers have less to do this time around, though each remains sworn to protecting the honor of others.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musketeer
Noun
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The introduction was from my father, who was a friend of his in another lifetime.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners can also share their stats with friends, see who had a better top artist of the year, and poke fun at the embarrassing songs that ended up on their charts.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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A lot of it was about the rhythm and timing of the buddy comedy-esque scenes at times.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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What’s sorely missing, though, is a sense of danger in what is essentially a buddy movie with a lot of FX-heavy set pieces.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Musketeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musketeer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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