skirmisher Synonyms
skirmisher Meaning
skirmisher (n)
someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)
skirmisher (n.)
One who skirmishes.
Soldiers deployed in loose order, to cover the front or flanks of an advancing army or a marching column.
skirmisher Sentence Examples
- The skilled skirmisher darted through the undergrowth, his movements undetected.
- The enemy deployed a troop of skirmishers to harass our flanks.
- The skirmishers exchanged fire at close range, creating a deafening cacophony.
- The skirmisher's sharpshooting skills proved invaluable in taking out enemy officers.
- The regiment's skirmishers formed a loose screen, protecting the main body from ambush.
- The skirmishers used the terrain to their advantage, taking cover behind rocks and trees.
- The skirmisher's role was to disrupt the enemy, not to engage in direct combat.
- The skirmishers fought fiercely, but their numbers were dwindling.
- The skirmisher's quick thinking saved his unit from being overrun.
- The skirmishers' advance was met with heavy resistance from the enemy's rearguard.
FAQs About the word skirmisher
someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party)One who skirmishes., Soldiers deployed in loose order, to cover the front or flanks of an advancin
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The skilled skirmisher darted through the undergrowth, his movements undetected.
The enemy deployed a troop of skirmishers to harass our flanks.
The skirmishers exchanged fire at close range, creating a deafening cacophony.
The skirmisher's sharpshooting skills proved invaluable in taking out enemy officers.
