noun
Meaning 1
A cavalry soldier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
A cavalry soldier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: carbineer, carabinier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rifleman
History
Borrowed from French carabinier, from carabine (“carbine”). By surface analysis, carabine + -eer.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.