- 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
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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 — 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 … Etymology dictionary
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 — /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
