MUSKETEER Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

musketeer

noun

ˌmə-skə-ˈtir

Definition of musketeer

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another the two little musketeers were never seen apart

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Recent Examples of musketeer Bordaz had long theorized that the body of the musketeer was probably buried near the French camp, rather than being taken back to France, so that King Louis XIV could personally attend the burial of his loyal servant. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 D'Artagnan was killed during the siege of Maastricht in 1673, and there is a statue honoring the musketeer in the city. — CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026 The musketeer names are code names so that these resistance operatives can keep their real identities secret. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026 The Musketeers then partner with an aspiring musketeer to take down Cardinal Richelieu and expose his plans. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for musketeer

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Sundfør was also drawn to Julian’s ideas through a close friend who converted to Catholicism while battling cancer, and with whom Sundfør read religious texts, including Julian’s Revelations.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
The hopeful part is the part where the people who are dealing with the consequences of that look toward their community, look toward their friends, look toward the people around them for support, for help, for unity—all of those sorts of things.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

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The duo are coming off of Mayday, a Cold War buddy action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, which released on Apple TV in September, becoming their biggest-ever film debut.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Lamont, who made a splash last year with One of Them Days, has been tapped to direct Last Friday, the first installment of New Line’s buddy comedy movie franchise in 25 years.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

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