noun
Meaning 1
An infantry soldier used for skirmishing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
skirmisher
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English skirmish Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English skirmisher From skirmish + -er.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مناوش — soldier
- Czech: harcovník — soldier
- Dutch: tirailleur — soldier
- Egyptian: Aa15:D36-W11-G1-F29 (mgꜣ) — soldier
- French: escarmoucheur — soldier
- German: Scharmützler — soldier
- German: Plänkler — soldier
- Greek: ακροβολιστής (akrovolistís) — soldier
- Ancient Greek: ἔκδρομος (ékdromos) — soldier
- Latin: vēles — soldier
- Latin: rōrārii — soldier
- Latin: excursor — soldier
- Portuguese: escaramuçador — soldier
- Serbo-Croatian: čarkaš — soldier
- Spanish: escaramuzador — soldier
- Spanish: hostigador — soldier