carbineer

Other forms: carbineers

Definitions of carbineer
  1. noun
    a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine
    synonyms: carabineer, carabinier
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    type of:
    rifleman
    a soldier whose weapon is a rifle
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