noun
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a person skilled in the use of a rifle, esp a soldier
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Also called: titipounamu. a wren, Acanthisitta chloris , of New Zealand: family Xenicidae See also bush wren
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Bek Ismailov, a 60-year-old rifleman visiting the parade, told AFP he wanted a "Russia without war".
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
“During rotations, unfortunately, there are a lot of losses, the most losses,” said a 52-year-old rifleman known by his call sign Psycho.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
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.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
“I want to be honest with you, I’m scared,” said Lawrence, a trained rifleman who was on his way to Israel via Cyprus.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
The rifleman and the man with the eye patch.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2024
He fought in Congo, Syria and Lebanon, before joining a unit of marine riflemen known as the Kieffer commandos, which trained in the Scottish Highlands.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023
Corporal Miyamura’s unit of 15 or so machine-gunners and riflemen came under attack while defending an outpost near Seoul, the South Korean capital, on the night of April 24, 1951.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
The officers placed calls for more equipment and back-up, including tactical teams, precision riflemen and negotiators, as they evacuated students and teachers from the school.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2022
Depending on numerous factors, such as topography and psychology, the riflemen carried anywhere from 12 to 20 magazines, usually in cloth bandoliers, adding on another 8.4 pounds at minimum, 14 pounds at maximum.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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