"tirailleur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tirailleurs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French tirailler (“to skirmish”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|tirailler||to skirmish}} French tirailler (“to skirmish”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tirailleur (plural tirailleurs)
  1. An infantry soldier.
    Sense id: en-tirailleur-en-noun-ymoWDYHD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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