hussar
/ˈhʌsə(ɹ)/
hussar noun: a member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.

Noun
hussar (plural hussars)
- A member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
- A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Hussar
Hussar
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Hussar
Hussar (plural Hussars)
- A surname.
hussar meaning in Marathi
hussar in Marathi
- light cavalry of any of several European armies
- हसर hasar
Forms of hussar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hussars |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Hussars |
Origin of hussar
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.
From hussar, in honour of a group of German soldiers who had established a large farm near the village.
Americanized form of Hungarian Huszar or Czech Husar.
Questions about hussar
- What does hussar mean?
- Hussar means a member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland.
- What is hussar in Marathi?
- Hussar in Marathi is हसर (hasar). See Hussar meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is hussar?
- Hussar can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hussar?
- Hussar is pronounced /ˈhʌsə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of hussar?
- The plural of hussar is hussars.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hussar (page history and authors); Hussar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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