Definition of "arquebusier" []

• A soldier armed with an arquebus (noun)

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• "The rest were all sailors, but among them there were Columbus's secretary, an alguazil, or person commissioned in the civil service at home, an "arquebusier," who was also a good engineer, a tailor, a ship carpenter, a cooper and a physician."
• "As he ran past, the arquebusier shouted something about Susanoo, the kami of storms, and how he was punishing them for their arrogance."
• "The back of his head was a bloody mess, and Taro saw the Ikko-ikki arquebusier, a hundred paces back up the hill, kneeling, reloading."