rifler

R1I1F4L1E1R1

noun

One who rifles; a robber.

OriginEnglish rifle ← Middle English riflen ← Old French rifler →
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Meanings

nounrifler (plural riflers)

plural riflers

  1. One who rifles; a robber.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reyp-
  2. Proto-Germanic*rīfaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*rīfilōną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*rīfilōn
  5. Frankish*rīffilōn
  6. Old Frenchrifler
  7. Middle Englishriflen
  8. Englishrifle
  9. Englishrifler

From rifle + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ferril
Cite this entry
APA

rifler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rifler

MLA

“rifler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rifler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rifler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rifler.

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