cuirassier

cui·ras·sier

C0796100 (kwîr′ə-sîr′)n. A horse soldier in European armies whose equipment included the cuirass.

---

[French, from cuirasse, cuirass, from Old French, curasse; see cuirass.]

cuirassier

(ˌkwɪərəˈsɪə) n (Military) a mounted soldier, esp of the 16th century, who wore a cuirass

cui•ras•sier

(ˌkwɪər əˈsɪər)

n. a cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass. [1545–55; < French; see cuirass, -ier²]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cuirassier - a cavalryman equipped with a cuirasscavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"

Translations

кирасир