Definitions for franc-tireur

franc-tireur franc-ti·reur

Spelling: [frahn-tee-rœr<
IPA: /frɑ̃ tiˈrœr/

Franc-Tireur is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 644 anagrams from letters in franc-tireur (-acefinrrrtu).

Definitions for franc-tireur

noun

  1. a sharpshooter in the French army.

Origin of franc-tireur

First recorded in 1800-10

Examples for franc-tireur

Is a peasant or franc-tireur to be allowed to endanger hundreds of those lives by removing a rail or laying a stone upon the line?

A footfall sounded on the dead leaves behind him, and a franc-tireur touched him on the shoulder.

The franc-tireur nodded with a ghastly smile and glanced down at his dripping gunstock.

I see that yesterday a franc-tireur was tried for breaking his musket when ordered to march.

Sure enough, around the bend in the road slunk a franc-tireur, loaded down with what appeared to be mail-sacks.

A franc-tireur fired at them point-blank, and the bullet whistled between them.

Word Value for franc-tireur
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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