riflemen
Soldiers with firearms
Riflemen is the plural of rifleman—a soldier or other person armed with a rifle, or skilled in its use.
The term appears in military contexts for infantry troops: The riflemen took positions along the ridge.
It also describes competitive shooters or hunters: The riflemen gathered at dawn for the competition.
Expert precision shooter
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- musketeerSoldier armed with musket
- fusilierMusket-bearing infantry soldier
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
skirmisher · scout · sentinel · picket · trooper · guardsman · private · conscript
sharpshooter
Expert precision shooter
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- musketeerSoldier armed with musket
- fusilierMusket-bearing infantry soldier
grenadier · skirmisher · scout · sentinel · picket · trooper · guardsman · private · conscript · volunteer
infantry
Ground combat troops
regiment · battalion · company · tactics · formation · engagement · combat · assault · ambush · reconnaissance
accuracy
Degree of correctness
target · bullseye · sight · trigger · range · zeroing · trajectory · ballistics · stance · recoil
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- soldiersinfantryman, private, grenadier, grenadiers, fusilier
- toy soldierstin soldier, tin soldiers, lead soldier, wooden soldier, nutcracker
- British militaryBritish Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, RAF, brigade
- Civil War Infantryfoot soldiers, battle formations, battle lines, skirmishers, privates
riflemenartillerymen
Soldiers operating heavy weaponry
artillery crews · cavalry · tank crews · bomber pilots · drone operators
riflemencivilians
Non-military population
noncombatants · conscientious objectors · pacifists · prisoners of war · medics
riflemenmedics
Emergency treatment personnel
chaplains · quartermasters · support staff · headquarters staff · cooks