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Rareriflemen
The correct spelling is riflemen.
How to pronounce riflemen
noun
Say it like: Rif-lem-en
The correct spelling is riflemen. A soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon. For example: "The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock-up rifles."
Usage Examples
“The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock-up rifles.”
“She was quite the rifleman and could pick off a squirrels with a .22 from across the field with amazing accuracy.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon.
- 2.A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle.
- 3.A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.
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