English

Noun

mitrailleur ‎(plural mitrailleurs)

1. (Britain, military, obsolete) A rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.
2. (Britain, military, obsolete) The person in charge of such a weapon.

Synonyms

• battery gun (American English)

Hyponyms

• gatling gun

Usage notes

Used in the 19th century to refer to the semi-automatic rapid-fire volley guns, coffee mill guns, organ guns and the like, now frequently called hand-cranked machine guns

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

mitrailleur m ‎(plural mitrailleurs, diminutive mitrailleurtje n)

1. machine-gun

Synonyms

• machinegeweer

French

Noun

mitrailleur m ‎(plural mitrailleurs, feminine mitrailleuse)

1. machine-gunner