hussar

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

• Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár ("cavalryman"), from Serbo-Croatian gusar ("highwayman, brigand"), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος or from Italian corsaro ("corsair"), from Medieval Latin cursārius ("pirate"), from Latin cursus ("running"), from currō. corsair.