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Definition of Franc-tireur
1. Noun. A sharpshooter (in the French army).
Generic synonyms: Crack Shot, Marksman, Sharpshooter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Franc-tireur
Literary usage of Franc-tireur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War by Louis Raemaekers (1918)
"'THEY SHOT HER AS A FRANC- TIREUR" TT 7E ourselves regret deeply that during
these * " fights the town of Loewen has been destroyed to a great extent. ..."
2. Who are the Huns?: The Law of Nations and Its Breakers by Ernst Müller (1915)
"CHAPTER X. Franc-Tireur Warfare and the Maltreatment of the Defenseless Before and
... franc-tireur Warfare. 1. From the very first day of the beginning of ..."
3. Anglo-French Reminiscences, 1875-1899 by Matilda Betham-Edwards (1900)
"Were I as skilful with the pen as with the gun I should perhaps myself have put
down my experiences as a franc-tireur. I leave the task to you as a legacy. ..."
4. Old and New Paris: Its History, Its People, and Its Places by Henry Sutherland Edwards, John Boyd Thacher Collection (Library of Congress) (1893)
"What a villain," says a writer on this subject, " was the Franc-Tireur in the eyes
... Even the gentlemanly Franc-Tireur, if fallen into bad circumstances, ..."
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