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Halberdier

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n. a soldier armed with halberd

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who is armed with a halberd.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A soldier armed with a halberd.

n. A soldier of the body-guard of a sovereign or a high official, or a member of certain civic guards attending magistrates and keeping order in towns.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)

Word Usage

"The English tried a desperation attack down hill with their last remaining halberdier stand in the center, and succeded in taking out another French knight."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

guard