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Definitions

rifleman

[rahy-fuhl-muhn] / ˈraɪ fəl mən /


NOUN
sharpshooter
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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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

Cancel joined the Marine Corps in 2017 as an infantry rifleman, said Maj.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022

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

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee