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n. A soldier equipped with a rifle.

n. One who shoots a rifle skillfully.

n. A soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon.

n. A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle.

n. A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.

n. A soldier armed with a rifle.

n. A man armed with a rifle; a man skilled in shooting with the rifle; military, formerly, a member of a body armed with the rifle when most of the infantry had muskets.

n. someone skilled in the use of a rifle

n. a soldier whose weapon is a rifle

"It should be remembered that a unit of a rifle regiment is known as rifleman, not private; we like the term rifleman, and feel justly indignant when a wrong appellation plays skittles with our rank."

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infantry    musketeer   

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