Halberdier

//ˌhælbəɹˈdɪəɹ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A soldier armed with a halberd.

    "Jones did not think fit to acquaint the serjeant with his design; though he might have done it with great safety, for the halberdier was himself a man of honour, and had killed his man."

  2. 2
    a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of their duty) wordnet

Example

More examples

"Jones did not think fit to acquaint the serjeant with his design; though he might have done it with great safety, for the halberdier was himself a man of honour, and had killed his man."

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