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strelets

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the early 18th centuries, armed with a firearm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian стреле́ц (streléc).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Belarusian: страле́ц (straljéc) — (historical) a unit of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the early 18th centuries, armed with a firearm
  • Bulgarian: стреле́ц (streléc) — (historical) a unit of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the early 18th centuries, armed with a firearm
  • Russian: стреле́ц (streléc) — (historical) a unit of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the early 18th centuries, armed with a firearm
  • Ukrainian: стріле́ць (strilécʹ) — (historical) a unit of Russian guardsmen from the 16th to the early 18th centuries, armed with a firearm