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noun
Any one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same name, i.e. either Athos, Aramis, or Porthos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Formed due to a misinterpretation of Three Musketeers as a compound noun that includes the stem three rather than as a plurale tantum proper noun.
