lancer

lancer
noun
  1. (historical)a soldier of a cavalry regiment armed with lances
    (史)长矛骑兵
    ■(Lancer)a soldier belonging to a regiment that still retains this title
    (今仍留有封号的)长矛轻骑兵
    the Queen's Royal Lancers.
    女王皇家长矛轻骑兵。
  2. (lancers)[treated as sing.]a quadrille for eight or sixteen pairs
    8或16对的四对方舞
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French lancier, from lance 'a lance'
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