Answer: spahees

AnswerCrossword Clue
SPAHEESOne-time Turkish cavalrymen: Var.
SPAHEESAlgerian cavalryman: Var.
spahees(formerly) a cavalryman in the Turkish army
spaheesSPAHEE, a Turkish cavalryman, also SPAHI
spaheesone of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service