Definition of "franc-tireur" []

• A sharpshooter (in the French army). (noun)

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• "As a civilian, the court found Fryatt guilty as a franc-tireur for his attempt to sink a German warship and he received a sentence of capital punishment."
• "Needless to say that these consequences are not intentional on our part, but cannot be avoided in this infamous franc-tireur war being led against us."
• "June 6 -- Belgian Legation at Washington gives out a statement answering the German White Book recently issued at Berlin making accusations against the Belgian civilian population; reply denounces allegations of franc-tireur warfare as false and unsupported; Belgian Government, instead of encouraging civilian resistance, warned the population against it."