franc-tireur

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʁɑ̃.ti.ʁœʁ/

Noun

franc-tireur m (plural francs-tireurs)

(military) a sniper
(figuratively) someone who works alone, outside of the rules

Descendants

Italian: franco tiratore
Spanish: francotirador

Further reading

“franc-tireur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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