nişancı

Signification (Anglais)

1. shooter, marksman
2. Former title of an officer of the Ottoman Government, whose duty is to inscribe the Sultan's imperial cypher over all imperial letters-patent.

Concepts

tireur

bon tireur

tireur d’élite

Synonymes

atıcı

Traductions

Schütze

shooter

shot

tirailleur

tiratore

nîşangir

scherpschutter

schutter

رامٍ

tirador

Scharfschütze

Meisterschütze

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ni.ʃanˈd͡ʒɯ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de turc ottoman: نشانجی

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نشانجی (nişancı, “shooter, marksman”). Equivalent to nişan (“target”) + -cı.