francotirador

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of French franc-tireur (“sniper, etc.”, literally “free-shooter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾankotiɾaˈdoɾ/ [fɾãŋ.ko.t̪i.ɾaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: fran‧co‧ti‧ra‧dor

Noun

francotirador m (plural francotiradores, feminine francotiradora, feminine plural francotiradoras)

1. sniper

   (by extension) sniper rifle

   Synonyms: rifle de francotirador, fusil de francotirador

Further reading

• “francotirador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10