hussar

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/ˈhʌsə(ɹ)//həˈsɑː(ɹ)//həˈzɑː(ɹ)//hʊˈsɑː(ɹ)/

noun

A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.

OriginFrench hussard ← Hungarian huszár ← Serbo-Croatian gusar →
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Meanings

hussar1

nounhussar (plural hussars)

plural hussars

  1. historicalA member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
  2. A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

Hussar2

proper noun
  1. A village in Alberta, Canada.

Hussar3

proper nounHussar (plural Hussars)

plural Hussars

  1. A surname.

Origin

hussar · noun

  1. Latincursus“running”
  2. Medieval Latincursārius“pirate”
  3. Italiancorsaro“corsair”
  4. Medieval Greekχωσάριος, χονσάριος
  5. Serbo-Croatiangusar“corsair”
  6. Hungarianhuszár“cavalryman”
  7. Frenchhussard
  8. Englishhussar

Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”), from Medieval Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair and courser.

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Hussar · proper noun

From hussar, in honour of a group of German soldiers who had established a large farm near the village.

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Hussar · proper noun

  1. CzechHusar
  2. HungarianHuszar
  3. EnglishHussar

Americanized form of Hungarian Huszar or Czech Husar.

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Translations

Catalan hússar
  • hússarlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Chinese Mandarin 輕騎兵 /轻骑兵
  • 輕騎兵 /轻骑兵 (qīngqíbīng)light cavalry of any of several European armies
Czech husar
  • husarlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Dutch huzaar
  • huzaarlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Esperanto husaro
  • husarolight cavalry of any of several European armies
Finnish husaari
  • husaarilight cavalry of any of several European armies
French hussard
  • hussardlight cavalry of any of several European armies
German Husar
  • Husarlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Greek ουσάρος
  • ουσάρος (ousáros)light cavalry of any of several European armies
Hungarian huszár
  • huszárlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Italian ussaro
  • ussarolight cavalry of any of several European armies
Japanese ユサール
  • ユサール (yusāru)light cavalry of any of several European armies
Polish husarz, huzar
  • husarzlight cavalry of any of several European armies
  • huzarlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Portuguese hussardo
  • hussardolight cavalry of any of several European armies
Romanian husar
  • husarlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Russian гуса́р
  • гуса́р (gusár)light cavalry of any of several European armies
Slovak husár
  • husárlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Spanish húsar
  • húsarlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Swedish husar
  • husarlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Ukrainian гуса́р
  • гуса́р (husár)light cavalry of any of several European armies
Welsh Husâr, Hwsâr
  • Husârlight cavalry of any of several European armies
  • Hwsârlight cavalry of any of several European armies
Cite this entry
APA

hussar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hussar

MLA

“hussar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hussar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hussar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hussar.

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