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franc-tireur
[ frahn-tee-rœr ]
noun
, French.
, plural francs-ti·reurs [f, r, ah, n, -tee-, rœr].
- a sharpshooter in the French army.
franc-tireur
/ frɑ̃tirœr /
noun
- a sniper
- a guerrilla or irregular soldier
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Word History and Origins
Origin of franc-tireur1
First recorded in 1800–10
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Word History and Origins
Origin of franc-tireur1
C19: from franc free + tireur shooter, from tirer to shoot, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Mit der franc tireur it is finish quicker, but here in der Republic we reverence have for der law.
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He was in German eyes only a franc tireur, subject to instant execution, and he wondered why von Boehlen had delayed.
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A franc-tireur fired at them point-blank, and the bullet whistled between them.
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Is a peasant or franc-tireur to be allowed to endanger hundreds of those lives by removing a rail or laying a stone upon the line?
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Four were killed, and sixteen taken prisoners; one franc tireur, only, was slightly wounded.
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