strafer

ˈstreɪfər

Definition

Definition of strafer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

air raid

Rare

one who attacks repeatedly with gunfire

Rare

The strafer opened fire on the advancing troops.

gunner

shooter

military

TECH.

combat pilot attacking ground targets

TECH.

The strafer flew low to target the enemy convoy.

attacker

bomber

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Origin of strafer

German, strafen (to punish)

Examples of strafer in a sentence

During the battle, the strafer caused significant damage.
The strafer executed a precise attack on the base.
A skilled strafer can change the battle's outcome.

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French:mitrailleur, pilote d'attaque, ...
German:Angreifer, Tiefflieger, ...
Italian:mitragliatore, pilota d'attacco, ...
Spanish:ametrallador, piloto de ataque, ...
Portuguese:atacante, piloto de ataque, ...
Chinese:扫射者, 地面攻击飞行员, ...
Japanese:銃撃者, ストレーファー, ...
Arabic:مُهاجِم بالأسلِحَة النَّارِيَّة, طَيَّار هُجُومِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מַפְגִּיז, טַיָּס תּוֹקֵף, ...
Russian:стрелок, штурмовик, ...
Ukrainian:стрілець, штурмовик, ...
Hindi:गोलाबारी करने वाला, स्ट्रेफर, ...
Bengali:আক্রমণকারী, স্ট্রেফার, ...
Catalan:metrallador, pilot d'atac, ...
Czech:střelec, bitevní pilot, ...
Danish:skytte, angrebsfly, ...
Dutch:bestormer, aanvalspiloot, ...
Greek:πολυβολητής, πιλότος επίθεσης, ...
Hungarian:géppuskázó támadó, földi célpontokat támadó pilóta, ...
Khmer:អ្នកវាយប្រហារដោយបាញ់កាំភ្លើងជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, អ្នកបើកយន្តហោះចម្បាំងវាយប្រហារគោលដៅលើដី, ...
Korean:공격자, 스트레이퍼, ...
Persian:تیرانداز, خلبان مهاجم, ...
Polish:strzelec, pilot szturmowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):atirador, piloto de ataque, ...
Romanian:trăgător, avion de atac, ...
Swedish:skytt, stridsflygare, ...
Thai:ผู้โจมตี, นักบินโจมตี, ...
Turkish:tarayıcı, saldırı pilotu, ...
Vietnamese:người bắn phá, phi công tấn công, ...

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