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Webster 1913 Edition


Musketeer

Musˊket-eer′

,
Noun.
[F.
mousquetaire
; cf. It.
moschettiere
.]
A soldier armed with a musket.

Webster 1828 Edition


Musketeer

MUSKETEE'R

,
Noun.
A soldier armed with a musket.

Definition 2024


Musketeer

Musketeer

See also: musketeer

English

Noun

Musketeer (plural Musketeers)

  1. (informal) A fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk.
    • 2014, Charles Morris, "The early days of Tesla", Charged: Electric Vehicles Magazine, Issue 14, June/July 2014, page 62:
      This was the rock that Musk and his Musketeers planned to build their company on.
    • 2015, "Fortune favours the brave", The Economist, 4 July 2015:
      Mr Vance comes across as a “Musketeer”, someone who believes in Mr Musk’s power to reshape the world.

musketeer

musketeer

See also: Musketeer

English

Alternative forms

Noun

musketeer (plural musketeers)

  1. (military) A foot soldier armed with a musket.
  2. (military) In 17th and 18th century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.

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