noun.
In 17th and 18th century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.
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noun.
a foot soldier armed with a musket
Word Usage
"A group of the EU's major foreign policy players is waiting to find out what happens to the Lisbon Treaty before deciding if it should keep or scrap an old "musketeer" defence pact."