lancer

Horseback soldier, armed

A lancer is a cavalry soldier armed with a lance—a long spear used in mounted charges.

The term evokes 18th- and 19th-century European military units: Polish lancers, Bengal Lancers.

Lancers also names a type of formal quadrille dance popular in the Victorian era.

In fantasy games and fiction, lancer often designates a spear-wielding character class.

cavalry

horseman

Skilled equine rider

  • dragoonCavalryman or browbeat
  • uhlanLance-bearing cavalry soldier
  • trooperMounted soldier or patroller

charger · mounted · squadron · regiment · brigade · carbine · pistol · scabbard · saddle · stirrup

medieval

knight

Honored mounted soldier

nobility · vassal · castle · manor · crusader · paladin · dubbing · valor · courtly · battlement

weapon

spear

Pole with sharp point

  • couchedExpressed in specific terms
  • shaftNarrow vertical passage
  • thrustForceful forward motion

impale · pennon · tip · point · reach · haft · leveled · charge · pierce · polearm

jousting

tournament

Multi-round competitive event

  • tiltyardJousting tournament grounds
  • tiltAngular deviation from level
  • chargeCost or accusation

unhorse · armor · steed · pennant · pavilion · herald · heraldry · pageantry · melee · tourney

Categories
Opposites
weapon type

lancerarcher

One who shoots arrows

bowman · musketeer · crossbowman · rifleman · gunner

combat range

lancerarcher

One who shoots arrows

sniper · bombardier · sharpshooter · cannoneer · artilleryman

mobility/mount

lancerinfantryman

Ground-based combat soldier

foot soldier · footman · pikeman · hoplite · dragoon

Phrases
Family

lance, lances, freelancer, lanced, lancing, lancet, lancers, freelancers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G