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Hussar

//ˈhʌsə(ɹ)// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in Alberta, Canada.
  2. 2
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland. historical
  2. 2
    a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress wordnet
  3. 3
    A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair and courser.

Etymology 2

From hussar, in honour of a group of German soldiers who had established a large farm near the village.

Etymology 3

Americanized form of Hungarian Huszar or Czech Husar.

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