† pistoˈlier Obs.
[a. obs. F. pistolier, f. pistole (obs.) pistol: see -ier.]
A soldier armed with a pistol.
| 1577–87 Holinshed Chron. III. 1187/1 Certeine of the English lances and pistoliers, with certeine harquebutters. 1598 Barret Theor. Warres v. ii. 142. 1622 Markham Bk. War iii. i. 82 The armed French Pistoliers, the Carbines, and the Light horse. |