lancer
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lanc·er
(lăn′sər)n.
1. A cavalryman armed with a lance.
2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances.
3. lancers(used with a sing. verb)
a. A kind of quadrille.
b. The music for this dance.
[French lancier, from Old French, maker of lances, from lance, lance; see lance.]
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lancer
(ˈlɑːnsə)n
1. (Military) (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
2. (Military)
a. a member of a regiment retaining such a title
b. (plural; capital when part of a name): the 21st Lancers.
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lanc•er
(ˈlæn sər, ˈlɑn-)n.
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
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