fusilier
noun
fu·sil·ier ˌfyü-zə-ˈlir 
variants or fusileer
1
: a soldier armed with a fusil
2
: a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Each dive serves up new wonders: a manta swooping overhead, a solitary dolphin rolling around playfully on a reef, giant schools of snapper and fusiliers whirling around us like tornadoes, venomous sea kraits wafting through sunlit water. 
National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2019
National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2019 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French fusilier, going back to Middle French, from fusil fusil entry 2 + -ier -ier
First Known Use
1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1