lancer

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"He's a sort of free-lancer, and not under orders But when did you see him last?"

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  1. noun A cavalryman armed with a lance.
  2. noun A member of a regiment originally armed with lances.
  3. noun A kind of quadrille.
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  • Two seconds, one… The Protectorate lancer was expecting her to duck, or swerve her more maneuverable mount. —  Map.html
  • The lancer was pulling up, screaming a curse as he tried to get his mount around and to turn the long point of his shield behind him to cover his back, but the same weight and momentum that put terrible power behind a lancehead made a galloping destrier hard to turn. —  Map.html
  • I'd have beaten his best lancer, too , Mike didn't say aloud. —  Map.html
  • Predict: I know there is some discussion about the lancer, your opinion? —  GameBattles News
  • I personally ordered the Gears Limited edition just to get the free Radio Controlled Tank thing that Best Buy is offering, but the in-game gold lancer is a nice touch. —  Gaming Nexus
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French lancier, from Old French, maker of lances, from lance, lance; see lance.

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  1. from Old French lanceor, lanceeur; lanceur, also lancier, French lancier, a soldier armed with a lance, from lance, a lance: see lance.
 

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/ˈlænsɛr/
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