carabineer n : a soldier whose rifle is a carbine [syn: carabinier]

English

Alternative spellings

• carabinier

Noun

1. A cavalry soldier whose armament was a carbine

Translations

• Italian: carabiniere

A number of words are derived from the carbine firearm:

• Carabinier, a carbine-carrying cavalry soldier
• Carabinieri, the Italian gendarmerie
• Carabiner, a rope connecting device

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