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FRANC-TIREUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does franc-tireur mean?
• FRANC-TIREUR (noun)
The noun FRANC-TIREUR has 1 sense:
1. a sharpshooter (in the French army)
Familiarity information: FRANC-TIREUR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sharpshooter (in the French army)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("franc-tireur" is a kind of...):
crack shot; marksman; sharpshooter (someone skilled in shooting)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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