'Lancer' definitions:
Definition of 'lancer'
(from WordNet)
noun
(formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
Definition of 'Lancer'
From: GCIDE
- Lancer \Lan"cer\, n. [Cf. F. lancier.]
- 1. One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a member of a mounted body of men armed with lances, attached to the cavalry service of some nations. --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A lancet. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. pl. (Dancing) A set of quadrilles of a certain arrangement. [Written also lanciers.] [1913 Webster]