franc-tireur
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁɑ̃.ti.ʁœʁ/
Noun
franc-tireur m (plural francs-tireurs, feminine franche-tireuse or franc-tireuse)
- (military) a sniper
- (figuratively) someone who works alone, outside of the rules
Descendants
- Italian: franco tiratore
- Spanish: francotirador
- Catalan: franctirador
Further reading
- “franc-tireur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.