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rifleman

[rahy-fuhl-muhn] / ˈraɪ fəl mən /


NOUN
sharpshooter
Synonyms


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Bek Ismailov, a 60-year-old rifleman visiting the parade, told AFP he wanted a "Russia without war".

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

In the future, Breuer predicts, “Every rifleman will need to be a drone pilot.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

Trained as a rifleman, Anderson found himself in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

Just outside the mortar pit, Scruggs saw John Pies, a rifleman with his company who’d been walking by.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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