Rifleman – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
rifleman
n.
gunman, person who shoots with a rifle; soldier with a rifle, carbineer
Rifleman
A
rifleman (abbr. Rfn) is a
soldier in a
light infantry unit who carries a rifled firearm. Although the infantry role had its origin with 16th century hand gunners and 17th-century
musketeers and
streltsy, the term
rifleman originated in the 18th century. Entire
regiments and bodies of troops were armed with the weapon. It later became the term for the archetypal common
infantryman.
rifleman
Noun
1. someone skilled in the use of a rifle
(hypernym) marksman, sharpshooter, crack shot
2. a soldier whose weapon is a rifle
(hypernym) soldier
(hyponym) carabineer, carabinier
Rifleman
(pl. )
of Rifleman
(n.)
A soldier armed with a rifle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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