rifleman
A soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weaponA soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weapon.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
стрелокstrelok
стріле́цьstrilécʹ
a male soldier whose weapon is a rifle
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 man skilled in the use of a rifle
A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.
Translations
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Forms
plural: riflemenWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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