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单词 hussar
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Definition of hussar in English:

hussar

noun hʊˈzɑːhəˈzɑr
historical
  • 1A soldier in a light cavalry regiment which had adopted a dress uniform modelled on that of the Hungarian hussars (now only in titles)

    the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
    Example sentencesExamples
    • From their fast, lightly equipped mounted warriors, evolved the hussars of the 18th and 19th centuries, who in turn became the template for light cavalry the world over.
    • Britain began transforming certain of its own light dragoon regiments into hussars in 1807.
    Synonyms
    cavalryman, mounted soldier, horse soldier, cavalier, knight, chevalier
    1. 1.1 (in the 15th century) a Hungarian light horseman.

Origin

From Hungarian huszár, from Old Serbian husar, from Italian corsaro (see corsair).

Rhymes

aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, galah, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah
 
 

Definition of hussar in US English:

hussar

nounhəˈzärhəˈzɑr
historical
  • 1(in the 15th century) a Hungarian light horseman.

    1. 1.1 A soldier in a light cavalry regiment that had adopted a dress uniform modeled on that of the Hungarian hussars.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Britain began transforming certain of its own light dragoon regiments into hussars in 1807.
      • From their fast, lightly equipped mounted warriors, evolved the hussars of the 18th and 19th centuries, who in turn became the template for light cavalry the world over.
      Synonyms
      cavalryman, mounted soldier, horse soldier, cavalier, knight, chevalier

Origin

From Hungarian huszár, from Old Serbian husar, from Italian corsaro (see corsair).

 
 
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