noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌmʌs.kəˈtɪə(ɹ)/
/ˌmʌs.kɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A foot soldier armed with a musket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A comrade or fellow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Muskophile
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
a foot soldier armed with a musket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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