Definitions For Mitrailleur

Noun

MITRAILLEUR (plural MITRAILLEURs) (UK, military, obsolete) A rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle. (UK, military, obsolete) The person in charge of such a weapon.

Synonyms

battery gun {{qualifier, American English}}

Hyponyms

Gatling gun

Related terms

mitraille mitraillade mitrailleuse

Etymology

From the {{etyl, fr, en}} term mitrailleuse.

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

Is Mitrailleur a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
17

The word Mitrailleur is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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