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spec. A Swiss mercenary employed as a special guard by a French monarch; a Swiss guard. Now historical.
A member of any of various groups of mounted raiders active in Central India from the late 17th to early 19th centuries.
A mercenary soldier belonging to the skirmishing or irregular troops of the Turkish army; notorious for their lawlessness, plundering, and savage…