Definition of franc-tireur Franc-tireur
franc•ti•reur
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What does franc-tireur mean?
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| franc-tireur - a sharpshooter (in the French army) | ||
| crack shot, marksman, sharpshooter someone skilled in shooting | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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franc-tireur
frang-tē-rėr′, n. a French sharp-shooter, one of an armed band of French peasants and others prominent in the later stages of the Franco-Prussian war. [Fr. franc, free, tireur, a shooter.]
