'Cuirassier' definitions:

Definition of 'cuirassier'

(from WordNet)
noun
A cavalryman equipped with a cuirass

Definition of 'Cuirassier'

From: GCIDE
  • Cuirassier \Cui`ras*sier"\ (kw?`r?s-s?r"), n. [F. cuirassier. See Curass.] (Mil.) A soldier armed with a cuirass; especially, a soldier of the heaviest cavalry, wearing a cuirass only when in full dress. --Milton. [1913 Webster Webster 1913 Suppl.]