mitrailleur

English

Etymology

From the French term mitrailleuse.

Noun

mitrailleur (plural mitrailleurs)

1. (UK, military, obsolete) A rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.
2. (UK, military, obsolete) The person in charge of such a weapon.

Usage notes

Used in the 19th century to refer to the semi-automatic rapid-fire volley guns, coffee mill guns, organ guns and the like, now frequently called hand-cranked machine guns

Synonyms

• battery gun (American English)

Hyponyms

• Gatling gun

Related terms

• mitraille
• mitraillade
• mitrailleuse

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French mitrailleur (“machine-gunner”), the different meaning is perhaps influenced by fusil-mitrailleur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmi.treːˈjøːr/, (less common) /ˌmi.traːi̯ˈjøːr/

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• Hyphenation: mi‧trail‧leur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

mitrailleur m (plural mitrailleurs, diminutive mitrailleurtje n)

1. machine-gun [from mid 19th c.]

   De mitrailleur was gemonteerd op het voertuig.

   The machine gun was mounted on the vehicle.

   Hij laadde de mitrailleur met munitie.

   He loaded the machine gun with ammunition.

   Ze trainde om een mitrailleur te bedienen.

   She trained to operate a machine gun.

Synonyms

• machinegeweer

Derived terms

• mitrailleurgeweer
• mitrailleursnest
• mitrailleurvuur

Related terms

• mitrailleren
• mitrailleuse

Descendants

• → Indonesian: mitraliur
• → West Frisian: mitrailleur

French

Etymology

From mitrailler +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.tʁa.jœʁ/ ~ /mi.tʁɑ.jœʁ/

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Noun

mitrailleur m (plural mitrailleurs, feminine mitrailleuse)

1. machine-gunner

Further reading

• “mitrailleur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.