rifleman

[ rahy-fuhl-muhn ]

/ ˈraɪ fəl mən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR rifleman ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural ri·fle·men.

a soldier armed with a rifle.

a person skilled in the use of a rifle.

Origin of rifleman

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; rifle¹ + -man

OTHER WORDS FROM rifleman

ri·fle·man·ship, noun

Words nearby rifleman

rifle, rifle bird, rifled slug, rifle green, rifle grenade, rifleman, rifle pit, rifle range, riflery, riflescope, rifling

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Example sentences from the Web for rifleman

If Rifleman is rather a tragic character, his ally Alexander “Babay” Mozhayev is more comic.
The Kremlin’s Crazy Shock Troops|Oleg Shynkarenko|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was assigned as a rifleman to Fox Company, Second Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment.
On Memorial Day, Remembering 15-Year-Old Marine PFC Dan Bullock|Michael Daly|May 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The rifleman appeared from the darkness, touching his cap to me.
The Maid-At-Arms|Robert W. Chambers
In July, 1868, the schooner Rifleman was sent down to the Chathams with supplies.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves

Grierson was made a prisoner, but was killed by a Georgia rifleman.
Stories Of Georgia|Joel Chandler Harris
He was an old Kentucky rifleman, and, as I learned to-day, a first-rate marksman.
Round Cape Horn|Joseph Lamson
Yet there were grounds for belief in what the rifleman had said.
A Lively Bit of the Front|Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for rifleman

rifleman

/ (ˈraɪfəlmən) /

noun plural -men

a person skilled in the use of a rifle, esp a soldier

Also called: titipounamu a wren, Acanthisitta chloris, of New Zealand: family XenicidaeSee also bush wren

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单词	rifleman
释义	rifleman [ rahy-fuhl-muhn ] / ˈraɪ fəl mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rifleman ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ri·fle·men. a soldier armed with a rifle. a person skilled in the use of a rifle. Origin of rifleman An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; rifle¹ + -man OTHER WORDS FROM rifleman ri·fle·man·ship, noun Words nearby rifleman rifle, rifle bird, rifled slug, rifle green, rifle grenade, rifleman, rifle pit, rifle range, riflery, riflescope, rifling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rifleman If Rifleman is rather a tragic character, his ally Alexander “Babay” Mozhayev is more comic. The Kremlin’s Crazy Shock Troops\|Oleg Shynkarenko\|May 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He was assigned as a rifleman to Fox Company, Second Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment. On Memorial Day, Remembering 15-Year-Old Marine PFC Dan Bullock\|Michael Daly\|May 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The rifleman appeared from the darkness, touching his cap to me. The Maid-At-Arms\|Robert W. Chambers In July, 1868, the schooner Rifleman was sent down to the Chathams with supplies. The Long White Cloud\|William Pember Reeves Grierson was made a prisoner, but was killed by a Georgia rifleman. Stories Of Georgia\|Joel Chandler Harris He was an old Kentucky rifleman, and, as I learned to-day, a first-rate marksman. Round Cape Horn\|Joseph Lamson Yet there were grounds for belief in what the rifleman had said. A Lively Bit of the Front\|Percy F. Westerman British Dictionary definitions for rifleman rifleman / (ˈraɪfəlmən) / noun plural -men a person skilled in the use of a rifle, esp a soldier Also called: titipounamu a wren, Acanthisitta chloris, of New Zealand: family XenicidaeSee also bush wren Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rifleman shooter, marksman, sniper, gunman, assassin, murderer, soldier, artilleryman, cannoneer, warrant officer, butcher, executioner, hatchet man, hired gun, killer, triggerman, markswoman, trigger man
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rifleman

noun, plural ri·fle·men.

Origin of rifleman

OTHER WORDS FROM rifleman

Words nearby rifleman

Example sentences from the Web for rifleman

British Dictionary definitions for rifleman

noun plural -men

Words related to rifleman