noun
hussar
huh-ZAR/həˈzɑːr/
A light cavalry soldier, especially in European armies.
The hussar rides ahead of the army to scout the road.
Etymology
Huszár originally meant a freebooter before naming a light horseman. The military name spread as other European armies imitated the light cavalry organized in Hungary.
In context
like the broidered arm of a hussar’s surcoat.
More examples
- A patrol of hussars guards the army's flank.
- The museum displays a jacket once worn by a Hungarian hussar.
- In the painting, a hussar holds his saber beside his horse.
Forms
hussar · hussars
Similar words
- cavalryman
- Any mounted combat soldier, not specifically a light cavalry soldier.
- trooper
- A cavalry soldier generally, but also a modern police officer.