rifleman

[rahy-fuhl-muhn]

noun

plural

riflemen 

1. a soldier armed with a rifle.

2. a person skilled in the use of a rifle.

rifleman

/ ˈraɪfəlmən /

noun

1. a person skilled in the use of a rifle, esp a soldier

2. Also called: titipounamu. a wren, Acanthisitta chloris , of New Zealand: family Xenicidae See also bush wren

Other Word Forms

• riflemanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rifleman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75; rifle ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

Born and raised in Oslo, the princess recently completed her military service, spending 15 months as an engineer soldier and rifleman.

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The intelligence service reported that the soldier carrying the ID card said he was born in 2005 and had been serving North Korea as a rifleman since 2021.

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Eight days before Biden exited the race, a rifleman had opened fire on Trump while he spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.

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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.

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“One night...there was a tremendous storm blowing, lightning was flashing and flares were still going up,” British rifleman Henry Williamson recalled.

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