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hussar noun [ hʊˈzɑː ]

• a soldier in a light cavalry regiment which had adopted a dress uniform modelled on that of the Hungarian hussars (now only in titles).
• "the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars"
Origin: from Hungarian huszár, from Old Serbian husar, from Italian corsaro (see corsair).


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