tirailleur
Noun
Meaning
Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
jaeger
shining
revolutionary
irregular
warrior
partisan
guerilla
marksman
sharpshooter
sniper
man-of-war
body snatcher
Man O' War
Huntsmen
condottiere
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In addition, four mixed zouave and tirailleur regiments (régiments mixtes de zouaves et tirailleurs) were raised for the First World War, all of which were redesignated Algerian tirailleur regiments in 1918 or 1920.