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Meaning of besteiro | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
bɛsˈteiɾo̝

Definitions

  1. crossbowman
    feminine
  2. Equivalent to 'crossbowman': Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.

Equivalents

Català Ballester
English crossbowman
Esperanto arbalestisto
Español ballestero
Français arbalétrier
Gaeilge crosbhoghdóir
Galego Bestilleiro
Italiano balestriere
Қазақша арбалетші
Polski kusznik
Português besteiro
Română arbaletrier

Examples

“Et ena vila auia moytos boos beesteyros, que du elles feriã nõ tĩjna prol escudo nẽ outra arma”

In this town there were many good crossbowmen, and where they hit, the shield or other weapons were useless

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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