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hussar.

A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhʌsə(ɹ)//həˈsɑː(ɹ)//həˈzɑː(ɹ)//hʊˈsɑː(ɹ)/
  1. A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.

    historical
  2. A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair and courser.

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