# rifleman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #51,956

## Definitions
1. A soldier trained to use a rifle as a primary weapon.
2. A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle.
3. A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu.

## Etymology
From rifle + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rifleman