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bersagliere

American  
[ber-suhl-yair-ee, ber-sah-lye-re] / ˌbɛr səlˈyɛər i, ˌbɛr sɑˈlyɛ rɛ /

noun

plural

bersaglieri

  1. one of a class of riflemen or sharpshooters in the Italian army.

bersagliere British  
/ ˌbɛəsɑːˈljɛərɪ /

noun

  1. a member of a rifle regiment in the Italian Army

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Etymology

Origin of bersagliere

1860–65; < Italian: literally, marksman, equivalent to bersagl ( io ) target (< Old French bersail; bers ( er ) to hunt (perhaps < Germanic; compare Middle High German birsen, German birschen, pirschen to hunt) + -ail noun suffix) + -iere -ary

Example Sentences

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Turiddu Macca, son of Nunzia, is a bersagliere returned from service.

From A Second Book of Operas by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

It was not so fast as the running step of the Italian bersagliere, but as fast as our "double-quick."

From With the Allies by Davis, Richard Harding

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