How do you use Fusilier in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like infantryman or marcher, plus the exact meaning.
Fusilier meaning
- An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket.
- A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons.
- A fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers.
Synonyms of Fusilier
Using Fusilier
- The main meaning on this page is: An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket. | A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons. | A fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers.
- Useful related words include: infantryman, marcher, foot soldier, footslogger.
- In the example corpus, fusilier often appears in combinations such as: the fusilier, fusilier lee, of fusilier.
Context around Fusilier
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fusilier
- In this selection, "fusilier" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, described, lee, rigby and dave stand out and add context to how "fusilier" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and described fusilier lee rigby and denoted the fusilier battalion of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fusilier" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fusilier
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Begg is the imam at the Lewisham Islamic Centre, which was later attended by the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby. (20 words)
His acting career began in the series Casualty before gaining national prominence as fusilier Dave Tucker in the drama series Soldier Soldier. (22 words)
He had researched the location of army cadet bases in London, shown his ex-girlfriend weapons and described fusilier Lee Rigby’s killer as a “legend”. (26 words)
Mr Sunak retweeted a post from veterans minister Johnny Mercer, who said the murder of 25-year-old Fusilier Rigby was “an act that shocked the service community” and urged people to support Jack’s fundraiser for Scotty’s Little Soldiers. (41 words)
Among Prussian regiments, "F/12th" denoted the fusilier battalion of the 12th Regiment.sfn The initial attack by Bauduin's brigade emptied the wood and park, but was driven back by heavy British artillery fire, and cost Bauduin his life. (40 words)
Following liberation, large numbers of Belgians who had remained in the country during the occupation were mobilised into the Belgian army in 57 "Fusilier Battalions". 100,000 Belgians were mobilised for the allies by the end of the war. (39 words)
Example sentences (7)
Mr Sunak retweeted a post from veterans minister Johnny Mercer, who said the murder of 25-year-old Fusilier Rigby was “an act that shocked the service community” and urged people to support Jack’s fundraiser for Scotty’s Little Soldiers.
His acting career began in the series Casualty before gaining national prominence as fusilier Dave Tucker in the drama series Soldier Soldier.
He had researched the location of army cadet bases in London, shown his ex-girlfriend weapons and described fusilier Lee Rigby’s killer as a “legend”.
Begg is the imam at the Lewisham Islamic Centre, which was later attended by the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby.
Among Prussian regiments, "F/12th" denoted the fusilier battalion of the 12th Regiment.sfn The initial attack by Bauduin's brigade emptied the wood and park, but was driven back by heavy British artillery fire, and cost Bauduin his life.
Following liberation, large numbers of Belgians who had remained in the country during the occupation were mobilised into the Belgian army in 57 "Fusilier Battalions". 100,000 Belgians were mobilised for the allies by the end of the war.
The regiment was numbered as the 23rd Regiment of Foot, though it was one of the first regiments to be granted the honour of a fusilier title and so was known as The Welch Regiment of Fusiliers from 1702.
Common combinations with fusilier
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the fusilier 2×
- fusilier lee 2×
- of fusilier 2×