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Rifleman

The word rifleman can mean:-

  • A private infantry soldier whose primary weapon is a rifle. Riflemen superseded musketeers in the mid-nineteenth century, and still constitute the largest component of the infantry, typically from 50 to 70% depending on the army.
  • The New Zealand bird Acanthisitta chloris (alias) Titipounamu . See this link.

01-04-2007 01:30:44
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