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bersagliere

/ˌbɛɹ.səlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/

bersagliere noun: a marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.

Noun

bersagliere (plural bersaglieri)

  1. A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
    • We passed a long column of loaded mules, the drivers walking along beside the mules wearing red fezzes. They were bersaglieri.1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 50
    • A small detachment of bersaglieri, which rashly went to see what was going on, was then wiped out by a force of armed peasants.2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin, published 2012, page 244

Forms of bersagliere

pluralbersaglieri

Origin of bersagliere

Borrowed from Italian bersagliere.

Questions about bersagliere

What does bersagliere mean?
Bersagliere means a marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
What part of speech is bersagliere?
Bersagliere is a noun.
How do you pronounce bersagliere?
Bersagliere is pronounced /ˌbɛɹ.səlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/.
What is the plural of bersagliere?
The plural of bersagliere is bersaglieri.

Words near bersagliere in the dictionary

  1. berrytini
  2. berrytinis
  3. Berryville
  4. bers
  5. Bersag horn
  6. bersagliere
  7. bersaglieri
  8. Bersanian
  9. Bersch
  10. Bersches
  11. Berseba

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