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halberdier

/ˌhæl.bəˈdɪə/

/ˌhæl.bɚˈdɪr/

halberdiernoun

halberdiers

/ˌhæl.bəˈdɪə/

/ˌhæl.bɚˈdɪr/

Translations

The halberdier stood guard at the castle gate.

Алебардщик стоял на страже у ворот замка.

Definitions

A soldier armed with a halberd, a combined spear and battle-axe, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.

The halberdier stood guard at the castle gate, his weapon gleaming in the sunlight.

Synonyms

pike man

spear man

halberdieradjective

/ˌhælbəˈdɪə/

/ˌhælbərˈdɪr/

Used attributively to modify nouns, meaning ‘relating to halberdiers’

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of halberdiers; used to describe something associated with such soldiers.

The museum displayed a halberdier uniform from the late Middle Ages.

Synonyms

armed with a halberd