What does tireur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tireur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tireur in French.

The word tireur in French means marksman, person paying in, person making the deposit, thrower, printer, good shot, womanizer, good striker, irregular, irregular soldier, maverick, sharpshooter, marksman, lone shooter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tireur

marksman

(utilisateur d'une arme à feu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les athlètes de biathlon sont à la fois tireurs et skieurs.
Biathletes are both marksmen and skiers.

person paying in, person making the deposit

(personne qui encaisse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tireur a déposé ses chèques du mois à sa banque.
The person making the deposit paid in his month's cheques at his bank.

thrower

(lanceur) (ball, dart)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En sport, le tireur désigne la personne qui lance le ballon ou atteint l'adversaire.
In sport, the thrower is what you call the person who throws the ball.

printer

(qui développe les photos) (photos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tireur travaille avec les appareils argentiques et tire les photos sur papier.
The printer works with film cameras and prints the photos onto paper.

good shot

locution adjectivale (arme : tireur d'élite) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans son club de tir Jean se classe dans les bons tireurs.

womanizer

locution adjectivale (familier (homme porté sur le sexe) (man)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses copains disent de lui que c'est un bon tireur.

good striker

locution adjectivale (sport : buteur, marqueur) (soccer player)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce footballeur et connu pour être un bon tireur.

irregular, irregular soldier

nom masculin (soldat hors de l'armée régulière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les francs-tireurs sont des soldats irréguliers.

maverick

nom masculin (figuré (indépendant d'esprit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Robert ne se laisse pas inféoder, c'est un franc-tireur.
He goes it alone, a real maverick.

sharpshooter, marksman

(spécialiste des tirs de précision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lone shooter

(tireur embusqué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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