harquebusier

noun

har·​que·​bus·​ier

variants or arquebusier

-ˈsi(ə)r, 

-ˈsiə

plural -s

: a soldier armed with a harquebus or sometimes with a musket or other gun

at the head of a company of harquebusiers

—Frank Yerby

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from harquebuse, arquebuse + -ier -er

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