Voltigeur

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Voltigeur \Vol`ti*geur\, n. [F., fr. voltiger to vault, It.
     volteggiare. See {Volt} a tread.]
     1. A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.
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     2. (Mil.) One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in


        each regiment of the French infantry.
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