hussar

Noun

a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.
pl. -S a cavalry soldier

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French hussard, from Hungarian huszár (“cavalryman”), from Serbo-Croatian gusar (“corsair”), from Byzantine Greek χωσάριος, χονσάριος (khōsários, khonsários) or from Italian corsaro (“corsair”), from Medieval Latin cursārius (“pirate”), from Latin cursus (“running”), from currō (“run”). Doublet of corsair and courser.

Scrabble Score: 9

hussar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hussar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hussar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

hussar is a valid Words With Friends word