Definition of Carabineer

1. Noun. A soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine.

Exact synonyms: Carabinier, Carbineer
Generic synonyms: Rifleman
Derivative terms: Carbine

Definition of Carabineer

1. n. A carbineer.

Definition of Carabineer

1. Noun. (obsolete) A cavalry soldier whose armament was a carbine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carabineer

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carabineer

car traffic
car train
car transporter
car wash
car washes
car wheel
car window
carabao
carabaos
carabid
carabid beetle
carabids
carabin
carabine
carabined
carabineer (current term)
carabineers
carabiner
carabinero
carabineros
carabiners
carabines
carabinier
carabiniere
carabinieri
carabiniers
carabining
carabins
caraboid
caracal

Literary usage of Carabineer

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

1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1826)
"The carabineer eft her, after declaring that he vould narrowly watch all her steps, nul if ever he found her guilty of ho slightest trespass, kill her. ..."

2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1826)
"That officer withdrew to wait for reinforcements, after having posted sentinels at a distance to watch the motions of the besieged carabineer. ..."

3. The Forgotten Isles: Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica by Gaston Vuillier (1896)
"On seeing the murderer of his mate, the carabineer felt hate in his heart. ... But, coming one day to Macomer to sell some game, the carabineer, ..."

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