: a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebEach dive serves up new wonders: a manta swooping overhead, a solitary dolphin rolling around playfully on a reef, giant schools of snapper and fusiliers whirling around us like tornadoes, venomous sea kraits wafting through sunlit water.National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2019
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French fusilier, going back to Middle French, from fusilfusil entry 2 + -ier-ier