English Explanatory Dictionary

hussar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
  2. A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.
name
  1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌsə(ɹ)/ /həˈsɑː(ɹ)/ /həˈzɑː(ɹ)/ /hʊˈsɑː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hussar.wav

Word forms

hussar hussars

Etymology

Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair and courser.

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