The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock-up rifles.
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Rifleman
Synonyms for "rifleman" (67 found)
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Noun(2 words)
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Anil Gurung joined the Army in 2006 as a rifleman with the 2nd Royal Gurkha Regiment.
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She was quite the rifleman and could pick off a squirrels with a .22 from across the field with amazing accuracy.
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