Fu"sil*eer", Fu"sil*ier" (?), n. [F. fusilier, fr. fusil.] Mil. (a)
Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:
A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, "The Royal Fusiliers," etc.
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