riflemanˈraɪ fəl mən
rifleman (n)
- plural
- riflemen
English Definitions:
rifleman (noun)
someone skilled in the use of a rifle
rifleman (noun)
a soldier whose weapon is a rifle
rifleman (Noun)
A soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon.
rifleman (Noun)
A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle.
rifleman (Noun)
A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.
Rifleman
Although ultimately originating with the 16th century handgunners and the 17th century musketeers and streltsy, the term rifleman originated from the 18th century. Entire regiments and bodies of troops would be armed with the weapon. It would later become the term for the archetypal common infantryman.
Rifleman
A rifleman is an infantry soldier armed with a rifled long gun. Although the rifleman role had its origin with 16th century hand cannoneers and 17th century musketeers, the term originated in the 18th century with the introduction of the rifled musket. By the mid-19th century, entire regiments of riflemen were formed and became the mainstay of all standard infantry, and rifleman became a generic term for any common infantryman.
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