Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lancer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lancer \Lan"cer\, n. [Cf. F. lancier.]
1. One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a
member of a mounted body of men armed with lances,
attached to the cavalry service of some nations.
--Wilhelm.
2. A lancet. [Obs.]
3. pl. (Dancing) A set of quadrilles of a certain
arrangement. [Written also {lanciers}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lancer
n : (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
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