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Mousquetaire

noun Mous·que·taire \ ˌmü-skə-ˈter \

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

Origin and Etymology of mousquetaire

French — more at musketeer

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