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rifleman

Pronunciation: /ˈrʌɪf(ə)lmən/
Definition of rifleman

noun (plural riflemen)

  • 1a soldier armed with a rifle, especially a private in a rifle regiment.
  • a person skilled at using a rifle.
  • 2a very small, short-tailed, greenish-yellow songbird which feeds on insects on tree bark, native to New Zealand.
    [perhaps so named from a comparison between its plumage and an early military uniform]
    • Acanthisitta chloris, family Xenicidae

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