Three Musketeer

noun

Any one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same name, i.e. either Athos, Aramis, or Porthos.

“Is d'Artagnan a Three Musketeer?”

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Meanings

nounThree Musketeer (plural Three Musketeers)

plural Three Musketeers

  1. nonstandardAny one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same name, i.e. either Athos, Aramis, or Porthos.

    Is d'Artagnan a Three Musketeer?

Origin

Formed due to a misinterpretation of Three Musketeers as a compound noun that includes the stem three rather than as a plurale tantum proper noun.

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APA

Three Musketeer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Three%20Musketeer

MLA

“Three Musketeer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Three%20Musketeer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Three Musketeer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Three%20Musketeer.

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