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† pikaˈnier Obs. rare.
[a. Ger. piekenier, f. pieke, pike pike n.5: cf. OF. piquenaire pikeman.]
A soldier armed with a pike; a pikeman.
1816Gentl. Mag. LXXXVI. i. 213/1 They were first raised as pikaniers, and behaved gallantly in the Turkish campaigns. |