noun
Meaning 1
A soldier armed with a halberd.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
halberdier
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/ˌhælbəɹˈdɪəɹ/
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/ˌhɔlbəɹˈdɪəɹ/
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guard
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: alabarder — a soldier armed with a halberd
- French: hallebardier — a soldier armed with a halberd
- German: Hellebardier — a soldier armed with a halberd
- German: Hellebardenträger — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Hungarian: alabárdos — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Icelandic: hermaður vopnaður bryntrölli — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Icelandic: hermaður vopnaður atgeir — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Italian: alabardiere — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Portuguese: alabardeiro — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Russian: алебардщик (alebardščik) — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Spanish: alabardero — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Turkish: baltacı — a soldier armed with a halberd
- Ottoman Turkish: بالطهجی (baltacı) — a soldier armed with a halberd