English Explanatory Dictionary

franc-tireur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the irregular military formations deployed by France during the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71).

Word forms

franc-tireur franc-tireurs francs-tireurs

Etymology

French franc-tireur (literally “free-shooter”).

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