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lancer

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of various Asian hesperiid butterflies of the genus Plastingia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who lances something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cavalryman, trooper

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French lancier (“lancer”).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llancer — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長矛輕騎兵 /长矛轻骑兵 (chángmáo qīngqíbīng) — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Czech: kopiník — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Dutch: lansier — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Finnish: peitsimies — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • French: lancier — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Greek: λογχοφόρος (lonchofóros) — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Ido: lanciero — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Italian: lanciere — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Lithuanian: ulonas — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Persian: نیزهور (neyze-var) — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Polish: ułan — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Polish: lansjer — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Russian: ула́н (ulán) — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Russian: пике́йщик (pikéjščik) — cavalry soldier with a lance
  • Russian: копьеносец (kopʹjenosec) — cavalry soldier with a lance