franc-tireur

[ frahn-tee-rœr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

, plural francs-ti·reurs [f, r, ah, n, -tee-, rœr].

franc-tireur

/ frɑ̃tirœr /

First recorded in 1800–10

C19: from franc free + tireur shooter, from tirer to shoot, of unknown origin

Mit der franc tireur it is finish quicker, but here in der Republic we reverence have for der law.

He was in German eyes only a franc tireur, subject to instant execution, and he wondered why von Boehlen had delayed.

A franc-tireur fired at them point-blank, and the bullet whistled between them.

Is a peasant or franc-tireur to be allowed to endanger hundreds of those lives by removing a rail or laying a stone upon the line?

Four were killed, and sixteen taken prisoners; one franc tireur, only, was slightly wounded.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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