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"Who is Metchnikoff, and what is the name of his strange book?" the light skirmisher cut in.

From Imaginary Interviews by Howells, William Dean

As a skirmisher, or in guerrilla warfare, in which he might always retire to a hidden fastness, baffling pursuers by innumerable ruses and doublings, Jenny could hold her own.

From Nocturne by Swinnerton, Frank

The little skirmisher makes these holes, and the farmer calls it a Sapsucker.

From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 4 October, 1897 by Various

"And leave Metchnikoff in the lurch!" the light skirmisher reproached him.

From Imaginary Interviews by Howells, William Dean

He quickly qualified as a sharp-shooter, both as skirmisher and from the top of the trench.

From Sergeant York And His People by Cowan, Sam K. (Sam Kinkade)