noun
(also rifeler)
A robber, a plunderer, a looter.
Pronunciation
rifler
/ˈrʌɪflə/ /ˈrʌɪf(ə)lə/Origin
Middle English. Probably partly (in early use) from Anglo-Norman ryflour, Middle French rifleur, riffleur robber, thief, and partly from rifle + -er. Compare post-classical Latin riflator, rifliator, riflerius (after 1341 in a British source).
noun
rareRifleman.
Pronunciation
rifler
/ˈrʌɪflə/ /ˈrʌɪf(ə)lə/Origin
Late 18th century. From rifle + -er.
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