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voltigeur

noun
vol·​ti·​geur | \ ËŒvältəˈzhÉ™r\
plural -s

Definition of voltigeur

: a member of any of various French organizations of light infantry often : a sharpshooter in the French army

History and Etymology for voltigeur

French, literally, leaper, from voltiger to leap, vault (from Italian volteggiare, frequentative of voltare to turn) + -eur -or

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