franc-tireur

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃.ti.ʁœʁ/

Noun

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

Italian: franco tiratore
Spanish: francotirador
Catalan: franctirador

Further reading

“franc-tireur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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