Arcabucero

/ɑːrkəbuːˈsɛroʊ/ noun

A Spanish soldier or musketeer armed with an arcabuz (an early type of firearm), particularly during the 16th-17th centuries.

From Spanish arcabucero, derived from arcabuz (a type of musket or arquebus) + -ero (occupational suffix meaning 'one who'). The arcabuz itself comes from Arabic and Dutch influences.

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