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rifleman

[ rahy-fuhl-muhn ]

noun

plural riflemen.
  1. a soldier armed with a rifle.
  2. a person skilled in the use of a rifle.


rifleman

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noun

  1. a person skilled in the use of a rifle, esp a soldier
  2. Also calledtitipounamu a wren, Acanthisitta chloris , of New Zealand: family Xenicidae See also bush wren
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rifleman1

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; rifle 1 + -man
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The intelligence service reported that the soldier carrying the ID card said he was born in 2005 and had been serving North Korea as a rifleman since 2021.

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Eight days before Biden exited the race, a rifleman had opened fire on Trump while he spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.

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Before becoming a politician he left the British Army as a rifleman to earn a living as the owner a jiu-jitsu gym in Swindon.

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“One night...there was a tremendous storm blowing, lightning was flashing and flares were still going up,†British rifleman Henry Williamson recalled.

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It is the position soldiers assume when one of their compatriots is buried and a trio of riflemen fire their weapons seven times in quick succession just before “Taps†is played.

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