franc-tireur
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franc-tireur
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French franc-tireur (literally “free-shooter”).
noun franc-tireurs · francs-tireurs
- A member of the irregular military formations deployed by France during the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71).
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@misc{franc_tireur_2026,
title = {franc-tireur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/franc-tireur},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
