hussar

hus·sar

H0334600 (hə-zär′, -sär′)n.1. A horseman of the Hungarian light cavalry organized during the 1400s.2. A member of any of similar, ornately uniformed European units of light cavalry.

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[Hungarian huszár, of Slavic origin; akin to Serbian Church Slavonic husarĭ, highwayman, raider, and Serbo-Croatian husa, plundering, invasion, trap, both from Proto-Slavic *xǫsa, raiding, robbery, band of robbers, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic hansa and Old English hōs, troop, band, and Middle Low German hanse, hanse.]

hussar

(hʊˈzɑː) n1. (Military) a. a member of any of various light cavalry regiments in European armies, renowned for their elegant dressb. (pl; cap when part of a name): the Queen's own Hussars. 2. (Military) a Hungarian horseman of the 15th century[C15: from Hungarian huszár hussar, formerly freebooter, from Old Serbian husar, from Old Italian corsaro corsair]

hus•sar

(hʊˈzɑr)

n. 1. (originally) one of a body of Hungarian light cavalry formed during the 15th century. 2. a member of a class of similar troops in European armies. [1525–35; < Hungarian huszár < Serbo-Croatian hȕsār brigand, pirate < Medieval Latin cursārius corsair]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hussar - a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dresscavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"

Translations

ουσάροςhúsarhussardussaroгусар