noun
a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine
• Syn: ↑carbineer, ↑carabineer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑carbine (for: ↑carabineer)
• Hypernyms: ↑rifleman
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nounsee carabineer
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carbineerˈ, carabineerˈ, carbinierˈ or carabinierˈ noun
1. A soldier armed with a carbine
2. A light cavalryman
3. A soldier of the 6th Dragoon Guards (from 1939, 3rd Carabineers)
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Main Entry: ↑carbine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.