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franc-tireur
[ frahn-tee-հ ]
noun
French.
plural francs-tireurs
- a sharpshooter in the French army.
franc-tireur
/ frɑ̃tiհ /
noun
- a sniper
- a guerrilla or irregular soldier
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Word History and Origins
Origin of franc-tireur1
First recorded in 1800–10
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Word History and Origins
Origin of franc-tireur1
C19: from franc free + tireur shooter, from tirer to shoot, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
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Fryatt was then taken away to Bruges to stand trial on charges of being franc-tireur - a civilian engaged in hostile military activity.
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Teenage fighter Moreau was attacked as a "franc-tireur" or "free shooter", as a civilian taking up arms.
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He was tried in Bruges on charges of being franc-tireur - a civilian engaged in hostile military activity.
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There might have been a franc-tireur behind every tree.
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This is one of the many nefarious franc-tireur proceedings of the British merchant marine against our war vessels, and it has found a belated but merited expiation.
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