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franc-tireur definition

franc-tireur (frän tē rër′)

noun pl. francs-tireurs francs-tireurs′ (frän tē rër′)

a French irregular soldier, specif. one who is a guerrilla or sniper

Etymology: Fr < franc, free + tireur, a gunner < tirer, to shoot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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