rifleman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹaɪ̯fəlmən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹɐɪ̯fəlmən/
- [ˈɹʷaɪ̯fəlmən] ~ [ˈɹʷaɪ̯fl̩mn̩] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈɹʷɐɪ̯fəlmən] ~ [ˈɹʷɐɪ̯fl̩mn̩]
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Germanic *rīfaną Proto-Germanic *-lōną Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn Frankish *rīffilōnbor. Old French riflerbor. Middle English riflen English rifle Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English rifleman From rifle + -man.
Meanings
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A soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weapon.
The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock-up rifles.
Anil Gurung joined the Army in 2006 as a rifleman with the 2nd Royal Gurkha Regiment.
2020 May 6, Paul Stephen, “Britain's bravest thinks big”, in Rail, page 62:
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A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle.
She was quite the rifleman and could pick off a squirrels with a .22 from across the field with amazing accuracy.
- A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| riflemen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (28)
es fusilero (soldier) · oc fusilhièr (soldier) · fi metsävilistäjä (Acanthisitta chloris) · mhr лӱйышӧ (person skilled in the use of a rifle) · bg снайперист (person skilled in the use of a rifle) · fi kivääriampuja (person skilled in the use of a rifle) · pl barglik (Acanthisitta chloris) · it fuciliere (soldier) · ru стрелок (soldier) · mi tītitipounamu (Acanthisitta chloris) · ga fear raidhfil (soldier) · lv strēlnieks (soldier) · ga fear raidhfil (person skilled in the use of a rifle) · lv strēlniece (soldier) · bg стрелец (soldier) · fi jääkäri (soldier) · el τυφεκιοφόρος (soldier) · fr fusilier (soldier) · ga muscaedóir (soldier) · eu fusilari (soldier) · pt fuzileiro (soldier) · kk атқыш (soldier) · it bersagliere (soldier) · fi kiväärimies (person skilled in the use of a rifle) · hu lövész (person skilled in the use of a rifle) · fi kiväärimies (soldier) · uk стріле́ць (soldier) · ca fuseller (soldier)