rifleman

rifleman
riflemanship, n.
/ruy"feuhl meuhn/, n., pl. riflemen.
1. a soldier armed with a rifle.
2. a person skilled in the use of a rifle.
[1765-75, Amer.; RIFLE1 + -MAN]

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      a New Zealand wren of the family Xenicidae (q.v.).

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