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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Allied with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the king, D’Artagnan has to unravel a conspiracy set in motion by the villainous Cardinal of Richelieu.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 June 2023
The current version of the musketeer mascot was released during the 2004-05 basketball season.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
In one recent Twitter post Musk portrayed himself as a musketeer with both Kanye West and Donald Trump, who were both under fire at the time either for remarks that were outright antisemitic or in the case of the former president borrowed heavily from negative stereotypes.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 May 2023
And where's the fourth musketeer?
—NBC News, 9 Dec. 2021
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Brent Lang, Variety, 15 June 2023
The current version of the musketeer mascot was released during the 2004-05 basketball season.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
In one recent Twitter post Musk portrayed himself as a musketeer with both Kanye West and Donald Trump, who were both under fire at the time either for remarks that were outright antisemitic or in the case of the former president borrowed heavily from negative stereotypes.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 May 2023
And where's the fourth musketeer?
—NBC News, 9 Dec. 2021
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“Musketeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musketeer. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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