Musketeer

See also: musketeer

English

Etymology

Blend of Musk +‎ musketeer.

Noun

Musketeer (plural Musketeers)

  1. (informal) A fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk.
    Synonym: Muskophile
    • 2014 June/July, Charles Morris, “The early days of Tesla”, in Charged: Electric Vehicles Magazine, number 14, page 62:
      This was the rock that Musk and his Musketeers planned to build their company on.
    • 2015 July 2, “Fortune favours the brave”, in The Economist:
      Mr Vance comes across as a “Musketeer”, someone who believes in Mr Musk’s power to reshape the world.
    • 2025 February 8, Arwa Mahdawi, “Meet the young Musketeers, our unelected overlords employed by ‘Doge’”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      The young Musketeers, who apparently have your personal information at their fingertips, aren’t just inexperienced – they appear completely unqualified.