bersagliere

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian bersagliere.

Noun

bersagliere (plural bersaglieri)

  1. A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
    • 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society 2008, p. 50:
      We passed a long column of loaded mules, the drivers walking along beside the mules wearing red fezzes. They were bersaglieri.

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Italian

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Etymology

From bersaglio +‎ -iere.

Pronunciation

Noun

bersagliere m (plural bersaglieri)

  1. rifleman, bersagliere (in some Italian regiments)

Noun

bersagliere f

  1. plural of bersagliera