Definition
A soldier armed with a fusil (a light musket), or historically, a member of a fusilier regiment.
Etymology
From French fusilier, derived from fusil (musket). The term originated in 17th-century military terminology when fusils became standard infantry weapons.
Kelly Says
Fusiliers were actually the military's 'special forces' of their day—they were faster, more mobile soldiers who could fire their lighter muskets quicker than traditional musketeers with their heavy weapons.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Infantry
in-fan-try
CACatalà
fuseller
foo-sel-ler
CSČeština
fusilier
foo-zee-lee-er
DADansk
fusilier
foo-see-lee-er
DEDeutsch
Fusilier
foo-zee-lee-er
ESEspañol
fusileer
foo-see-leer
FISuomi
jalkaväki
jal-ka-va-ki
FRFrançais
fusilier
foo-zee-lee-ay
HIहिन्दी
पैदल सैनिक
pa-id-al sain-ik
HUMagyar
lövészek
lo-ves-zek
IDBahasa Indonesia
infanteri
in-fan-te-ri
ITItaliano
fusiliere
foo-zee-lee-eh-reh
KMKM
បទពិសោធ
bat-pi-so-th
MRMR
गोळ्यांचे
go-lya-n-che
MSBahasa Melayu
infanteri
in-fan-te-ri
MYမြန်မာ
လက်နက်ကိုင်
let-na-ket-ko-ing
NLNederlands
fusillier
foo-zee-lee-er
NONorsk
fusilier
foo-see-lee-er
PLPolski
fusilier
foo-zee-lee-er
PTPortuguês
fusilier
foo-zee-lee-er
RORomână
fusiler
foo-see-ler
RUРусский
фурсьер
furs-yer
SVSvenska
fusilier
foo-see-lee-er
SWKiswahili
askari
as-ka-ri
THไทย
ทหารราบ
tha-han-rap
TRTürkçe
fusiyeci
foo-see-ye-chi
UKУкраїнська
піхотинець
pee-ho-ty-nets
URاردو
پیکادیل
pee-ka-dil
ZUZU
isikhulu
ee-si-khu-lu