musketeer

plural musketeers · alternative musqueteer

1. historicalgovernmentA foot soldier armed with a musket.
2. historicalgovernmentIn 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.
3. A comrade or fellow.

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   Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC’s misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point. But Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety.

   2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian

plural Musketeers

1. informalA fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk.

   This was the rock that Musk and his Musketeers planned to build their company on.

   2014 June/July, Charles Morris, “The early days of Tesla”, in Charged: Electric Vehicles Magazine, number 14, page 62

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   Mr Vance comes across as a “Musketeer”, someone who believes in Mr Musk’s power to reshape the world.

   2015 July 2, “Fortune favours the brave”, in The Economist

   The young Musketeers, who apparently have your personal information at their fingertips, aren’t just inexperienced – they appear completely unqualified.

   2025 February 8, Arwa Mahdawi, “Meet the young Musketeers, our unelected overlords employed by ‘Doge’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   Synonyms: Muskophile