Carabineer

//ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cavalry soldier. historical
  2. 2
    a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine wordnet

Synonyms

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archerartillerymanbersaglierebowmancannoneercarabinier

Example

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"The Carabineer grabbed him by the nose (it was an extremely long one and seemed made on purpose for that very thing) and returned him to Mastro Geppetto."

Etymology

Borrowed from French carabinier, from carabine (“carbine”). By surface analysis, carabine + -eer.

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