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Meaning of "fusilier" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUSILIER

From French.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FUSILIER

fusilier  [ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUSILIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fusilier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUSILIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fusilier

Fusilier

Fusiliers is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends upon on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th century French word, fusil – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery, various elite units, ordinary line infantry and other uses.

Definition of fusilier in the English dictionary

The first definition of fusilier in the dictionary is an infantryman armed with a light musket. Other definition of fusilier is Also: fusileer a soldier, esp a private, serving in any of certain British or other infantry regiments. Fusilier is also a soldier, esp a private, serving in any of certain British or other infantry regiments.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUSILIER


bandoleer
ˌbændəˈlɪə
bandolier
ˌbændəˈlɪə
cameleer
ˌkæmɪˈlɪə
canceleer
ˌkænsɪˈlɪə
cavalier
ˌkævəˈlɪə
chandelier
ˌʃændɪˈlɪə
Cordelier
ˌkɔːdɪˈlɪə
electrolier
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈlɪə
fusileer
ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə
gaselier
ˌɡæsəˈlɪə
gasolier
ˌɡæsəˈlɪə
gondolier
ˌɡɒndəˈlɪə
Ismailia
ˌɪzmaɪˈlɪə
lavalier
ˌlævəˈlɪə
Leah
ˈlɪə
mausolea
ˌmɔːzəˈlɪə
missileer
ˌmɪsaɪˈlɪə
pedalier
ˌpedəˈlɪə
pistoleer
ˌpɪstəˈlɪə
pistolier
ˌpɪstəˈlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUSILIER

fusibility
fusible
fusible alloy
fusible metal
fusibleness
fusibly
fusiform
fusil
fusile
fusileer
fusillade
fusillation
fusilli
fusion
fusion bomb
fusion food
fusion reactor
fusional
fusionism
fusionist

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUSILIER

Allier
atelier
chevalier
collier
earlier
escalier
flier
hotelier
lier
Montpelier
Montpellier
multiplier
oilier
outlier
plier
roilier
sommelier
supplier
tablier
wilier

Synonyms and antonyms of fusilier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fusilier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUSILIER

Find out the translation of fusilier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fusilier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fusilier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

FUSILIER
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fusilier
570 millions of speakers

English

fusilier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fusilier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fusilier
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фузилер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fuzileiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্দুকধারী সৈনিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fusilier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fusilier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Füsilier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fusilier
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수발 총병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fusilier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lính bắn súng trường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fusilier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्युसिलियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fusilier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuciliere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fusilier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фузілеров
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fusilier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fusilier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fuselier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fusilier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fusilier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fusilier

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUSILIER»

The term «fusilier» is normally little used and occupies the 115.091 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUSILIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fusilier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fusilier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fusilier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUSILIER»

Discover the use of fusilier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fusilier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for ...
'FUSILIER*. TULIP. Tulipci. pmestans. 'Fusilier'. THERE ARE TULIPS — AND THEN THERE ARE TULIPS. The big mid- to late-season hybrids are wonderful specimens in lovely colors, but they tend not to be perennial, and in the warmer ...
Jeff Cox, 2002
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A British Fusilier in Revolutionary Boston: Being the Diary ...
Unluckily the volume containing this information has been lost. A family memorandum of the year 1858 mentions the journals as covering the period from 1748 to ijgi. All have hen lost but eight volumes, including all those previous to 1775.
Frederick MacKenzie, Allen French, 2011
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David Jones, a fusilier at the front: his record of the ...
This is a unique portrait of war by a gifted artist. But it also includes the words as well. Hyne has selected passages from Jones's poetry, letters, and journals and placed them opposite the drawings with telling effect.
David Jones, Anthony Hyne, 1995
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Don Troiani's Soldiers in America, 1754-1865
The Fusilier Regiment von Lossberg was part of the 1st Division of Hessian troops sent to North America from Hesse-Cassel after Frederick II signed a treaty on January 15, 1776, with the British government to supply troops to serve in the  ...
Don Troiani, James L. Kochan, Earl J. Coates, 1998
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Baseline Studies of Biodiversity: The Fish Resources of ...
Fusiliers Blue and gold fusilier, Pisang-pisang, (M, Fi, Bait), Ref. 402. Max. 35 cm TL. Redbelly yellowtail fusilier, Ekor kuning, (M, Fi), Ref. 402. Max. 60 cm TL. Museum: BPBM 29378 (TGT2172). From southwest Sumatra to Timor Sea (Ref.
Daniel Pauly, Purwito Martosubroto, 1996
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Louis XV's Army (3): Foreign Infantry
D4: Clare's (Irish) Regiment, fusilier Raised in 1690, Clare was in Flanders in 1741-1742, then went to Germany and was at Dettingen in 1743. Returning to Flanders with the army, it besieged Menin in 1744, fought at Fontenoy in 1745, ...
René Chartrand, 1997
7
Prussian Light Infantry 1792-1815
Fusiliers The Fusilier Battalions were founded in 1 787, each being of four companies with 19 officers, 48 sergeants, 13 musicians (each company having two buglers and one drummer, plus the battalion bugler), 80 corporals, 440 privates and ...
Peter Hofschräer, 2012
8
The Journal of the Household Brigade for the Year 1862-1880
Earl of Craven, Scots Fusilier Guards, Warwickshire. H. P. R. Peach, late Royal Horse Guards, do. Henry Lowther, late 1st Life Guards, Westmoreland and Cumberland. Sir F. H. H. Bathurst, Bart., late Grenadier Guards, Royal Wiltshire. Lieut.
I. E. A. Dolby, 1869
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the Journal of the Household Brigade for the year 1864
GENERAL AND FIELD OFFICERS WHO HAVE RETIRED FROM THE BRIGADE — continued. Colonel Philip J. Yorke, from Scots Fusilier Guards. Lieut. -Colonel Sir Robert Anstruther, Bart., from Grenadier Guards. „ John Dugdale Astley,11 ...
‎1864
10
Penjelidikan Laut Di Indonesia
33, No.2, 2008 : 167-173 OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND ANNUAL CYCLE OF OVARIAN COMPOSITIONS IN THE REDBELLY YELLOWTAIL FUSILIER CAESIO CUNING (BLOCK) FROM THE KARIMUNJAWA WATERS Endang Sri Susilo ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUSILIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fusilier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crunch Time: US, Senegalese hold basic skills competition
LOUIS, Senegal -- A pair of Senegalese Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commandos assume ready positions at the starting line, a U.S. Marine ... «Marines.mil, Jul 15»
2
Crunch Time: US Marines, Sailors, Senegalese hold basic skills …
LOUIS, Senegal – A pair of Senegalese Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commandos assume ready positions at the starting line, a U.S. Marine ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
3
Joe Schooling Dips Under 53 in 100 Fly at Austin Speedo Sectionals
2nd place went to 16-year-old Grant Reed (1:53.31) and 3rd to Beau Fusilier (1:53.52). On the women's side, NYAC pro swimmer Megan ... «SwimSwam, Jul 15»
4
Twelfth 2015: Guide to venues, roads, demonstrations and resolutions
The Sons Of Ulster Shankill Flute Band make their way down Donegal Street during the Belfast parade holding a picture of Fusilier Lee Rigby ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Summer is in full swing and so is the Farmers Market
Here then are vendors that you can expect to see attending: The Fusilier Family Farm, The Holtz Family Farm, Kapnick Orchards, The ... «Hometownlife.com, Jul 15»
6
Greece and the Cuban missile crisis, prats and terrorists, the Saudis …
Nothing came of them, but then, with a single exception (which resulted in the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby), nothing has come of any similar ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
7
Grieving fiancee of struggling Afghan war veteran says Britain's …
Ex-Royal Fusilier Dylan Jones, 37, was found dead a month before his wedding to Shan Thomas. Before his death, he sent her a note ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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7/7 bombings: A history of terrorist attacks in the UK since the …
British Army soldier, Fusilier Lee Rigby of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was attacked and killed by Islamist extremists Michael Adebolajo ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
9
Cookies on the BBC website
... takes a different view of the track record of MI5 and the police in the light of 7/7 and the Woolwich murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby in 2013. «BBC News, Jul 15»
10
Why did the Gibson inquiry into rendition disappear?
The day's headlines and airwaves were dominated, understandably, by reports about the horrific killing of the fusilier in Woolwich, south ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fusilier [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fusilier>. Apr 2024 ».
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