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musket noun

  /ˈmʌskət/ , /ˈmʌskɪt/
  • A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.
 musköt

musketeer noun

  /ˌmʌs.kəˈtɪə(ɹ)/ , /ˌmʌs.kɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/
  • (military, historical) A foot soldier armed with a musket.
  • (military, historical) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.
 musketör
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