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Musketeer

//ˌmʌs.kəˈtɪə(ɹ)// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A foot soldier armed with a musket. historical
  2. 2
    A fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk. informal

    "This was the rock that Musk and his Musketeers planned to build their company on."

  3. 3
    a foot soldier armed with a musket wordnet
  4. 4
    In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard. historical
  5. 5
    A comrade or fellow.

    "Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC’s misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point. But Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French mousquetaire in the late 16th century. By surface analysis, musket + -eer. Doublet of mousquetaire.

Etymology 2

Blend of Musk + musketeer.

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