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Definition of "musketeer" [mus•ket•eer]

  • A soldier armed with a musket. (noun)
  • A member of the French royal household bodyguard in the 17th and 18th centuries. (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 "musketeer" in a sentence
  • "A group of the EU's major foreign policy players is waiting to find out what happens to the Lisbon Treaty before deciding if it should keep or scrap an old "musketeer" defence pact."
  • "- A "musketeer" painted by Pablo Picasso was one of the big attractions at an auction of impressionist and modern art at Christie's held in London, where it sold for 5.7 million pounds ($9.3 million)."
  • "The main character, d'Artagnan, befriends the three musketeers, but is not a musketeer himself."