| 释义 |
mus·ke·teer
\|məskə|ti(ə)r, -iə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: modification (influenced by -eer) of Middle French mousquetaire, from mousquet + -aire -ary
1. : a soldier armed with a musket
2. [so called from the loyal friendship of the musketeers who are principal characters in the novel Les Trois Mousquetaires (1844) by Alexandre Dumas died 1870 French novelist] : a boon companion |