noun🔗ShareFusiliersA soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon."The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock-up rifles."Les fusiliers n'avaient pas encore reçu leurs armes et s'entraînaient donc avec des fusils en bois factices.militaryweaponwarpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFusilier, tireur d'éliteA person especially skilled in the use of a rifle."She was quite the rifleman and could pick off a squirrels with a .22 from across the field with amazing accuracy."C'était une excellente fusilière et elle pouvait abattre des écureuils avec une .22 de l'autre côté du champ avec une précision étonnante.personmilitaryweaponjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTitipounamuA small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu."Context: Imagine you are writing a field report after a birdwatching trip in New Zealand. Sentence: We were lucky to spot several riflemen flitting among the ferns during our hike. "Nous avons eu la chance d'apercevoir plusieurs titipounamus voltigeant parmi les fougères pendant notre randonnée.animalbirdnaturebiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
