pistoleer

or pis·to·lier

[pis-tl-eer]

noun Archaic.

a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.

Origin of pistoleer

First recorded in 1825–35; pistol + -eer

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Examples from the Web for pistoleer

Historical Examples of pistoleer

Pistoleer′, one armed with a pistol; Pis′tolet, a little pistol; Pis′tol-shot.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
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British Dictionary definitions for pistoleer

pistoleer

noun

obsolete a person, esp a soldier, who is armed with or fires a pistol

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