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franc-tireur::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | crack shot, marksman, sharpshooter |
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A franc-tireur is emphatically not a person whose warfare is bound to disgust any soldier.
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He was found guilty of being a franc-tireur and sentenced to death.
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During the wars of the French Revolution, a franc-tireur was a member of a corps of light infantry organized separately from the regular army.
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The Spanish word francotirador and the Portuguese word franco-atirador, meaning sharpshooter or sniper, are derived from the word franc-tireur.
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