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Definition of "cuirassier" []

  • A horse soldier in European armies whose equipment included the cuirass. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cuirassier" in a sentence
  • "A cuirassier is a cavalryman whose body is protected by a cuirass, a piece of defensive armor, covering the body from neck to girdle, and combining a breastplate and a back piece."
  • "The results of an evening's worth of figure basing: Elite Miniatures French cuirassiers, dragoons and, oh, one Minden SYW Austrian cuirassier in the front row on the left."
  • "The French gained a slight advantage in the ensuing melees, forcing a couple more squadrons of cuirassier and hussars off the field."