busdrager

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈbʏsˌdraː.ɣər/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) rifleman someone armed with a rifle or other firearm

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish bus (bus, box, gun, firearm, cannon, omnibus, tin, motor bus, coach, van, firing chamber, container) + Dutch, Flemish drager (carrier, bearer, carrier wearer).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

drager

Gloss

carrier, bearer, carrier wearer

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