Mousquetaire

noun

Mous·que·taire | \ˌmü-skə-ˈter

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Definition of Mousquetaire

: a French musketeer especially : one of the royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries conspicuous for their daring and their flamboyant dress

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