Meanings
nounlancer (plural lancers)
plural lancers
- biologyAny of various Asian hesperiid butterflies of the genus Plastingia.
- One who lances something.
The evolutional descendants of those early shavers of beards and lancers of boils have made good (and, perhaps, nearly exclusive) use of the title […]
1968, Journal of Secondary Education
Synonyms & antonyms
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- Frenchlancier
- Frenchlancier
- Englishlancer
Borrowed from French lancier (“lancer”).
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Catalan llancer
- llancercavalry soldier with a lance
Chinese Mandarin 長矛輕騎兵 /长矛轻骑兵
- 長矛輕騎兵 /长矛轻骑兵 (chángmáo qīngqíbīng)cavalry soldier with a lance
Czech kopiník
- kopiníkcavalry soldier with a lance
Dutch lansier
- lansiercavalry soldier with a lance
Finnish peitsimies
- peitsimiescavalry soldier with a lance
French lancier
- lanciercavalry soldier with a lance
Greek λογχοφόρος
- λογχοφόρος (lonchofóros)cavalry soldier with a lance
Italian lanciere
- lancierecavalry soldier with a lance
Lithuanian ulonas
- ulonascavalry soldier with a lance
Persian نیزهور
- نیزهور (neyze-var)cavalry soldier with a lance
Polish ułan, lansjer
- ułancavalry soldier with a lance
- lansjercavalry soldier with a lance
Russian ула́н, пике́йщик
- ула́н (ulán)cavalry soldier with a lance
- пике́йщик (pikéjščik)cavalry soldier with a lance
- копьеносец (kopʹjenosec)cavalry soldier with a lance
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Cite this entry
APA
lancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancer
MLA
“lancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lancer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancer.
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