mitrailleur

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English

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Etymology

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From the French term mitrailleuse.

Noun

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mitrailleur (plural mitrailleurs)

  1. (UK, military, obsolete) A rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.
  2. (UK, military, obsolete) The person in charge of such a weapon.

Usage notes

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Used in the 19th century to refer to the semi-automatic rapid-fire volley guns, coffee mill guns, organ guns and the like, now frequently called hand-cranked machine guns

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French mitrailleur (machine-gunner), the different meaning is perhaps influenced by fusil-mitrailleur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmi.treːˈjøːr/, (less common) /ˌmi.traːi̯ˈjøːr/
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  • Hyphenation: mi‧trail‧leur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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mitrailleur m (plural mitrailleurs, diminutive mitrailleurtje n)

  1. machine-gun [from mid 19th c.]
    De mitrailleur was gemonteerd op het voertuig.
    The machine gun was mounted on the vehicle.
    Hij laadde de mitrailleur met munitie.
    He loaded the machine gun with ammunition.
    Ze trainde om een mitrailleur te bedienen.
    She trained to operate a machine gun.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: mitraliur
  • West Frisian: mitrailleur

French

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Etymology

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From mitrailler +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mi.tʁa.jœʁ/ ~ /mi.tʁɑ.jœʁ/
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Noun

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mitrailleur m (plural mitrailleurs, feminine mitrailleuse)

  1. machine-gunner

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