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Definition of Lancer
1. Noun. (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance.
Definition of Lancer
1. n. One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a member of a mounted body of men armed with lances, attached to the cavalry service of some nations.
Definition of Lancer
1. Noun. (military) A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lancer
1. a cavalryman armed with a lance [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lancer
Literary usage of Lancer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"O. uhlan,a. lancer. — Pol. u/an,an uhlan; which, according to ... a lancer, being
only borrowed from Turkish ..."
2. Napoleon; a History of the Art of War by Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1907)
"... retired via Fisch- bach; Macdonald with his corps and Sebastiani covered this
operation at Weissig, and remained awhile on the left bank; French lancer ..."
3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"F. lancer, to hurl, fling, dart, also to prick, pierce. — F. lance, a lance (above).
landau, a kind of coach. ..."
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