单词 | rifler |
释义 | rifler1/ˈrʌɪflə/ /ˈrʌɪf(ə)lə/(also rifeler) noun A robber, a plunderer, a looter. OriginMiddle English. Probably partly (in early use) from Anglo-Norman ryflour, Middle French rifleur, riffleur robber, thief, and partly from rifle + -er. Compare post-classical Latin riflator, rifliator, riflerius (after 1341 in a British source). rifler2/ˈrʌɪflə/ /ˈrʌɪf(ə)lə/noun = rifleman. Now rare. OriginLate 18th century. From rifle + -er. Compare earlier rifleman. |
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