- carabineer
- carabineer 1670s, "mounted soldier armed with a carbine," from Fr. carabinier (17c.), from carabine "carbine" (see CARBINE (Cf. carbine)). It. carabinieri "soldiers serving as a police force" is the same word.
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carabineer
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Carabineer — Car a*bi*neer (k[a^]r [.a]*b[i^]*n[=e]r ), n. A carbineer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carabineer — (Carbineer, engl., spr. nīr), Karabinier (s.d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
carabineer — or carabinier [kar΄ə bə nir′] n. [Fr carabinier < carabine, CARBINE] a soldier armed with a carbine … English World dictionary
carabineer — or carabinier noun Etymology: French carabinier, from carabine carbine Date: 1672 a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine … New Collegiate Dictionary
Carabineer — A number of words are derived from the carbine firearm: * Carabinier, a carbine carrying cavalry soldier * Carabinieri, the Italian gendarmerie * Carabiner, a rope connecting device … Wikipedia
carabineer — /kahr euh beuh near /, n. carbineer. Also, carabinier. * * * … Universalium
carabineer — Synonyms and related words: Nimrod, Zouave, archer, artilleryman, bersagliere, bowman, cannoneer, chasseur, crack shot, dead shot, deadeye, dogface, doughfoot, expert rifleman, foot soldier, footslogger, fusileer, good shot, grenadier, grunt, gun … Moby Thesaurus
carabineer — n. cavalry soldier that carries a carbine gun … English contemporary dictionary
carabineer — [ˌkarəbɪ nɪə] (also carabinier) noun historical a cavalry soldier whose principal weapon was a carbine. Origin C17: from Fr. carabinier, from carabine (see carbine) … English new terms dictionary
carabineer — car·a·bi·neer … English syllables
