rifleman

English Thesaurus

1. a soldier whose weapon is a rifle (noun.person)

hypernym	:	soldier,
definition	:	an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army (noun.person)

hyponym	:	carabineer, carabinier, carbineer,
definition	:	a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine (noun.person)

2. someone skilled in the use of a rifle (noun.person)

hypernym	:	crack shot, marksman, sharpshooter,
definition	:	someone skilled in shooting (noun.person)