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- (formerly) a soldier armed with a carbine.
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- variants of carbineer
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- (formerly) a soldier equipped with a carbine
“mounted soldier armed with a carbine,” 1670s, from French carabinier (17c.), from carabine “carbine” (see carbine). Italian carabinieri “soldiers serving as a police force” is the same word.
Carabinier – Wikipedia
Carabinier – Wikipedia
French Carabinier, Standard Bearer, 1st Regiment, 1810 | Cuirassiers