carabineer
pronunciation
How to pronounce carabineer in British English:
UK [ˌkærəbɪ'nɪə]
How to pronounce carabineer in American English:
US [ˌkærəbə'nɪr]
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- Noun:
- a soldier whose rifle is a carbine
Word Origin
- carabineer (n.)
- "mounted soldier armed with a carbine," 1670s, from French carabinier (17c.), from carabine "carbine" (see carbine). Italian carabinieri "soldiers serving as a police force" is the same word.