franc-tireur
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
franc-tireur m (plural francs-tireurs, feminine franche-tireuse or franc-tireuse)
- (military) a sniper, an irregular, an impromptu guerrilla
- (figuratively) someone who works alone, outside of the rules
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: franco tiratore
- Spanish: francotirador
- Catalan: franctirador
Further reading[edit]
- “franc-tireur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.