voltigeur
noun
vol·ti·geur
\ˌvältəˈzhər\
Definition of voltigeur
-s
: a member of any of various French organizations of light infantry; often : a sharpshooter in the French army
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Origin and Etymology of voltigeur
French, literally, leaper, from voltiger to leap, vault (from Italian volteggiare, frequentative of voltare to turn) + -eur -or
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