rifleman

English

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

Etymology

Suffix from English rifle.

Origin

English

rifle

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