skirmisher
noun [ C ] uk/ˈskɜː.mɪʃ.ər/ us/ˈskɝː.mɪʃ.ɚ/
散兵
a soldier who is involved in a short fight with a small number of other soldiers, which is happening away from the main area of fighting in a war
They confronted enemy skirmishers. 他们和敌人的散兵发生了正面冲突。
See: skirmish
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- The firing between our skirmishers and the enemy was rapid, but of short duration.
- More cavalry poured in to drive the surviving enemy skirmishers back to the river.
- Javelins thrown by the skirmishers merely bounced off the polished mail of the Knights.
- Light cavalry were used as scouts, skirmishers or outflankers.
- From the third century BC, the Roman legion added a skirmisher type of soldier to its tactical formation.