1. A man skilled in the use of a rifle
   "The rifleman hit the target with remarkable accuracy from 500 yards away"
    
2. A male soldier whose weapon is a rifle
   "The rifleman took up his position on the front line"
    
3. Small green-and-bronze bird of New Zealand
   "The tiny rifleman flitted between branches searching for insects";
   - rifleman bird, Acanthisitta chloris

Derived forms: riflemen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, New Zealand wren, rifler, sod [informal]

Part of: Acanthisitta, genus Acanthisitta

Encyclopedia: Rifleman, The