RIFLEMAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rifleman mean? 

• RIFLEMAN (noun)
  The noun RIFLEMAN has 2 senses:

1. someone skilled in the use of a rifle

2. a soldier whose weapon is a rifle

  Familiarity information: RIFLEMAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIFLEMAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone skilled in the use of a rifle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("rifleman" is a kind of...):

crack shot; marksman; sharpshooter (someone skilled in shooting)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A soldier whose weapon is a rifle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("rifleman" is a kind of...):

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rifleman"):

carabineer; carabinier; carbineer (a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine)