A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.

plural of musket

(military) A foot soldier armed with a musket. / (military) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard. / A comrade or fellow.

plural of musketeer

Armed with a musket.

plural of Musketeer

(informal) A fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk.

(idiomatic) A group of three people who are very closely associated; a trio. / plural of Three Musketeer

plural of 3 Musketeer

(nonstandard) Any one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel of the same name, i.e. either Athos, Aramis, or Porthos.