- rifleman
- noun Date: 1775 1. a soldier armed with a rifle 2. one skilled in shooting with a rifle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rifleman
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Rifleman — is a private soldier in a rifle unit of infantry.OriginsAlthough ultimately originating with the 16th century handgunners and the 17th century musketeers and streltsy , equipped with firearms to support pikemen (with whom they were integral), the … Wikipedia
Rifleman — Ri fle*man, n.; pl. {Rifleman}. (Mil.) A soldier armed with a rifle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rifleman — Ri fle*man, n.; pl. {Rifleman}. (Mil.) A soldier armed with a rifle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rifleman — ► NOUN ▪ a soldier armed with a rifle … English terms dictionary
rifleman — ☆ rifleman [rī′fəlmən ] n. pl. riflemen [rī′fəlmən] one who uses, or is skilled in using, a rifle; specif., an infantryman armed with a rifle … English World dictionary
rifleman — UK [ˈraɪf(ə)lmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms rifleman : singular rifleman plural riflemen UK [ˈraɪf(ə)lmən] / US someone who uses a rifle … English dictionary
Rifleman — Le Rifleman, dans les armées britanniques, est un fusilier. C est le premier grade de militaire du rang dans les unités d infanterie. Portail de l’histoire militaire … Wikipédia en Français
rifleman — noun a) A soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon. The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock up rifles. b) A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle. She was quite the… … Wiktionary
rifleman — Synonyms and related words: Amazon, Nimrod, Zouave, air serviceman, archer, artilleryman, bersagliere, bowman, brave, cannon fodder, cannoneer, carabineer, chasseur, crack shot, dead shot, deadeye, dogface, doughfoot, expert rifleman, fighting… … Moby Thesaurus
rifleman — [[t]ra͟ɪf(ə)lmæn[/t]] riflemen N COUNT A rifleman is a person, especially a soldier, who is skilled in the use of a rifle … English dictionary
rifleman — Naujosios Zelandijos žaliosios pitos statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Acanthisitta angl. rifleman vok. Grenadier, m; Scheinkleiber, m; Zwergschlüpfer, m rus. стрелок, m pranc. xénique grimpeur, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
