francotirador
Spanish
editEtymology
editCalque of French franc-tireur (“sniper, etc.”, literally “free-shooter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfrancotirador m (plural francotiradores, feminine francotiradora, feminine plural francotiradoras)
- sniper
- (by extension) sniper rifle
- Synonyms: rifle de francotirador, fusil de francotirador
- (by extension) sniper rifle
Further reading
edit- “francotirador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014