musketeer
noun
mus·ke·teer ˌmə-skə-ˈtir 
1
: a soldier armed with a musket
2
[from the musketeers' friendship in the novel Les Trois Mousquetaires (1844) by Alexandre Dumas] : a good friend : buddy
Synonyms
- alter ego
- amigo
- buddy
- chum
- compadre
- comrade
- confidant
- confidante
- crony
- familiar
- friend
- intimate
- mate [chiefly British]
- pal
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the two little musketeers were never seen apart
Recent Examples on the Web Brosnan’s take on Louis XIV is a velvet-clad, swashbuckling royal with a magnificent mane and plenty of eyeliner, a sort of modernist musketeer. 
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022 Widowmaker gets an elegant musketeer outfit this time around. Kris Holt, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 The scheming and cruel femme fatale, Milady de Winter, is judged guilty of the most heinous murders by an ad hoc tribunal consisting of the musketeers and her late husband’s brother. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019 Neither of his characters is on screen as much as D’Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne) or the three musketeers (Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich, and Jeremy Irons). BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019 Band members Quavos, Offset, and Takeoff might as well be known as the three musketeers of OTT style. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2018 The eight musketeers The eight states involved in the lawsuit include: Washington, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and also the District of Columbia. Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2018 All for one, and one for all: the Marlboro musketeers. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 June 2018 Camus was considered the third Existentialist musketeer. Longreads, 10 Apr. 2018 See More
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022 Widowmaker gets an elegant musketeer outfit this time around. Kris Holt, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021 The scheming and cruel femme fatale, Milady de Winter, is judged guilty of the most heinous murders by an ad hoc tribunal consisting of the musketeers and her late husband’s brother. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019 Neither of his characters is on screen as much as D’Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne) or the three musketeers (Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich, and Jeremy Irons). BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019 Band members Quavos, Offset, and Takeoff might as well be known as the three musketeers of OTT style. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2018 The eight musketeers The eight states involved in the lawsuit include: Washington, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and also the District of Columbia. Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2018 All for one, and one for all: the Marlboro musketeers. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 June 2018 Camus was considered the third Existentialist musketeer. Longreads, 10 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
modification of Middle French mousquetaire, from mousquet
First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
musketeer
noun
mus·ke·teer ˌmə-skə-ˈtir
: a soldier armed with a musket
musketeer
noun
as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another the two little musketeers were never seen apart Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- friend
- buddy
- comrade
- confidant
- pal
- sister
- alter ego
- colleague
- chum
- brother
- compadre
- confidante
- amigo
- crony
- acquaintance
- companion
- partner
- intimate
- familiar
- peer
- fellow
- associate
- confederate
- mate
- hearty
- cohort
- sympathizer
- sport
- collaborator
- accomplice
- blood brother
- pen pal
- hobnobber
- supporter
- benefactor
- ally
- abettor
- friendly
- main man
- abetter
- well-wisher
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- enemy
- foe
- opponent
- antagonist
- adversary
- competitor
- rival
- nemesis
- archenemy