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Rifleman vs Infantryman - What's the difference?

rifleman | infantryman |

As nouns the difference between rifleman and infantryman

is that rifleman is a soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon while infantryman is a soldier employed in an infantry role.

rifleman

English

Noun

(wikipedia rifleman) (riflemen)
  • A 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.
  • A 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.
  • A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, , the titipounamu.

    • See also

    *infantry *musketeer

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    infantryman

    English

    Noun

    (infantrymen)
  • a soldier employed in an infantry role

    • Synonyms

    * foot soldier * infanteer