carabineer
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car·a·bi·neer
also car·a·bi·nier (kăr′ə-bə-nîr′) or car·bi·neer (kär′bə-)n.
A soldier armed with a carbine.
[French carabinier, from carabine, carbine; see carbine.]
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carabineer
(ˌkærəbɪˈnɪə) orcarabinier
n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) variant forms of carbineer
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car•bi•neer
(ˌkɑr bəˈnɪər)also carabineer
n.
a soldier armed with a carbine.
[1795–1805]
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Noun | 1. | carabineer - a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine rifleman - a soldier whose weapon is a rifle |
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