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rifleman

[rahy-fuhl-muhn] / ˈraɪ fəl mən /


NOUN
sharpshooter
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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

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.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

He came overland from New Mexico with a wagon train expedition called the Rowland Workman party; he was a tailor and a rifleman, both handy skills in the new frontier.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2022

The rifleman spat sideways and kicked uselessly at the ferns, dislodging raindrops.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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