Definition of Skirmisher

1. Noun. Someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party).

Generic synonyms: Battler, Belligerent, Combatant, Fighter, Scrapper
Derivative terms: Skirmish

Definition of Skirmisher

1. n. One who skirmishes.

Definition of Skirmisher

1. Noun. an infantry soldier used for skirmishing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skirmisher

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skirmisher

skippings
skippy
skips
skips a beat
skipt
skipworthy
skirl
skirlcock
skirled
skirlie
skirling
skirlings
skirls
skirmish
skirmished
skirmisher (current term)
skirmishers
skirmishes
skirmishing
skirmishings
skirmisht
skirr
skirred
skirret
skirrets
skirrett
skirrhus
skirring
skirrs
skirt

Literary usage of Skirmisher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1866)
"No reply was made by my artillery, but my skirmisher« were advanced ns far as possible, and annoyed the enemy considerably. ..."

2. Infantry Tactics: For the Instruction, Exercise, and Manœuvres of the by Silas Casey (1862)
"10. 1. Double quick time. 2. The run. 3. Deploy as skirmisher». 4. Formará. ö. In retreat. 6. Halt. 7. By the right flank. 8. By the left flank. 10. ..."

3. Captain Mayne Reid: His Life and Adventures by Elizabeth Hyde Reid, Charles H. Coe (1900)
"These were entitled " Sketches of a skirmisher," and were published in the New York Spirit of the Times, over the nom-de- ..."

4. War and the World's Life by Frederic Natusch Maude (1907)
"The French who, in Europe, may be said to have initiated the school of the skirmisher—found their national tendency strengthened by Prussian example, ..."

5. Life of William Penn: The Celebrated Quaker and Founder of Pennsylvania by Joseph Barker (1847)
"Penn in reply wrote " The skirmisher defeated and Truth defended,'" in which he was so successful, that Cheney never ventured to provoke him again. ..."

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