francotirador
Spanish
Etymology
Calque of French franc-tireur (“sniper, etc.”, literally “free-shooter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾankotiɾaˈdoɾ/ [fɾãŋ.ko.t̪i.ɾaˈð̞oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: fran‧co‧ti‧ra‧dor
Noun
francotirador m (plural francotiradores, feminine francotiradora, feminine plural francotiradoras)
- sniper
- (by extension) sniper rifle
- Synonyms: rifle de francotirador, fusil de francotirador
- (by extension) sniper rifle
Further reading
- “francotirador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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