rifleman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weapon.
A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle.
A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.

/ˈɹaɪ̯fəlmən/ [ˈɹʷaɪ̯fəlmən] ~ [ˈɹʷaɪ̯fl̩mn̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-rifleman.wav /ˈɹɐɪ̯fəlmən/ [ˈɹʷɐɪ̯fəlmən] ~ [ˈɹʷɐɪ̯fl̩mn̩]

rifleman riflemen

From rifle + -man.

infantry musketeer

riflemanship

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