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carabineer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • kăr′ə-bə-nîr′
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯/
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkaɹ-/
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈnɪː/
  • General-American: /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪ(ə̯)ɹ/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • General-American: /ˌkɛɹ.ə.bəˈnɪ(ə̯)ɹ/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • Canada: /ˌkɛɹ.ə.bəˈnɪɹ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌkɛɹ.ə.bəˈniə̯/
  • Scotland: /ˌkaɹ.ə.bəˈniɹ/
  • rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cavalry soldier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carbineer, carabinier

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rifleman

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French carabinier, from carabine (“carbine”). By surface analysis, carabine + -eer.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: carrabiner — cavalry soldier
  • Dutch: karabinier — cavalry soldier
  • Finnish: karabinieeri — cavalry soldier
  • French: carabinier — cavalry soldier
  • German: Karabinier — cavalry soldier
  • Italian: carabinière — cavalry soldier
  • Polish: karabinier — cavalry soldier
  • Polish: karabinierka — cavalry soldier
  • Portuguese: carabineiro — cavalry soldier
  • Sicilian: carabbineri — cavalry soldier
  • Spanish: carabinero — cavalry soldier
  • Turkish: karabinyer — cavalry soldier