rifleman

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rifleman

/ˈɹaɪ̯fəlmən/ US, UK
[ˈɹʷaɪ̯fəlmən] ~ [ˈɹʷaɪ̯fl̩mn̩] US, UK
/ˈɹɐɪ̯fəlmən/
[ˈɹʷɐɪ̯fəlmən] ~ [ˈɹʷɐɪ̯fl̩mn̩]

noun riflemen

A soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weapon. The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock-up rifles.
A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle. She was quite the rifleman and could pick off a squirrels with a .22 from across the field with amazing accuracy.
A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.

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noun soldier

Español	fusilero
Português	fuzileiro
Français	fusilier
Italiano	bersagliere, fuciliere
Ελληνικά	τυφεκιοφόρος tyfekiofóros
Русский	стрелок strelok

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@misc{rifleman_2026,
  title = {rifleman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rifleman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}