carbineer
carbineer noun: a soldier armed with a carbine.
Noun
carbineer (plural carbineers)
- A soldier armed with a carbine.
- The prisoner flung him off with a force scarcely to be expected from one of his slight figure, and, turning quickly, said, "Let me die like a man!—whatever is my death, let me face it!" No further effort was made to blindfold him; but the carbineers formed their deadly rank, looking, however...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 76
Forms of carbineer
| plural | carbineers |
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Origin of carbineer
From carbine + -eer - French carabinier.
Words that rhyme with carbineer
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- spear
- career
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- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
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- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
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- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
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- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
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- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about carbineer
- What does carbineer mean?
- Carbineer means a soldier armed with a carbine.
- What part of speech is carbineer?
- Carbineer is a noun.
- What is the plural of carbineer?
- The plural of carbineer is carbineers.
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