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 following morning, Speak discovered his friend after arriving at his house to pick him up, the intention being to take him to Manchester Airport for a flight to Dubai.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For the first time on the show, the friends and family members selected by each celebrity contestant for their dedications will join them on the ballroom floor.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Racing with some buddies of course, and that's coming closer with the unveiling of the Jetson Air Games concept recently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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The latter exchange exemplifies why Boston Blue works best when Wahlberg and Martin-Green are driving the action with their easy, buddy-cop chemistry.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Musketeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musketeer. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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