Etymology

pistoleer

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Today it means: A person, especially a soldier, armed with a pistol Full definition →

Middle French pistolier
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  1. Middle French · borrowed frompistolier
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompistolier
  3. English todaypistoleer

Borrowed from Middle French pistolier.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.