voltigeur

English

noun
Definitions
  • A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.
  • (military) One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry.

Etymology

Borrowed from French voltigeur derived from Italian volteggiare.

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

volteggiare

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