MUSKETEERS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

musketeers

noun

Definition of musketeers next

plural of musketeer

as in friends

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 musketeers When published in 1844, Dumas' novel, which evokes the adventures of musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan — yes, there were actually four musketeers — became an overnight sensation. —

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026 While the hero existed — as did Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, or at least musketeers with similar names — most of the actual stories are invented, either by the sensationalist biographer or Dumas himself. —

Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026 In Monaghan Rivas’ version, the musketeers are female rather than male. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Mira’s first middle-school dance was coming up, and there was discussion among her friends about dresses and hair styles.

— Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Other changes would require private guardians to attest to the court that their efforts to locate family or friends were exhausted prior to appointment.

— Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026