lancer

lanc·er

L0033200 (lăn′sər)n.1. A cavalryman armed with a lance.2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances.3. lancers(used with a sing. verb)a. A kind of quadrille.b. The music for this dance.

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[French lancier, from Old French, maker of lances, from lance, lance; see lance.]

lancer

(ˈlɑːnsə) n1. (Military) (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance2. (Military) a. a member of a regiment retaining such a titleb. (plural; capital when part of a name): the 21st Lancers.

lanc•er

(ˈlæn sər, ˈlɑn-)

n. a cavalry soldier armed with a lance. [1580–90; < Middle French lancier. See lance, -er²]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lancer - (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lancecavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"

Translations

Lancierlancierlanciere