hussar
noun
hus·sar (ˌ)hə-ˈzär 
-ˈsär
-ˈsär : a member of any of various European military units originally modeled on the Hungarian light cavalry of the 15th century
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A hussar is a member of a European light-cavalry unit used for scouting; the hussars were modeled on the 15th-century Hungarian light-horse corps. The brilliantly colored Hungarian hussar’s uniform was imitated in other European armies; it consisted of a busby (high, cylindrical cloth cap), a jacket with heavy braiding, and a dolman (loose coat worn hanging from the left shoulder).
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Yet Conan Doyle was far prouder of his historical fiction, which included the exploits of the dashing Napoleonic hussar Brig. 
Stephen Brumwell, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022 The jacket had a hussar’s collar and bracelet-length sleeves—the latter a signature of Jackie Kennedy, as many commentators observed. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2017
Stephen Brumwell, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022 The jacket had a hussar’s collar and bracelet-length sleeves—the latter a signature of Jackie Kennedy, as many commentators observed. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Hungarian huszár hussar, (obsolete) highway robber, from Serbian & Croatian husar pirate, from Medieval Latin cursarius — more at corsair
First Known Use
1688, in the meaning defined above
- keep one's silence
- keep one's temper
- keep one's trap shut
- keep one's voice down
- keep one's word
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep out of someone's way
- keep out of the way
- keep out of trouble
- keep pace
- keep pace with
- keep posted
- keep purdah
- keep quiet
- keep quiet about
- keep score
- keep someone at it
- keep someone dangling
- keep someone guessing
- keep someone in her place
- keep someone in his place
- keep someone in the picture
- keep someone on her toes