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STRAFER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strafer mean? 

STRAFER (noun)
  The noun STRAFER has 1 sense:

1. a combat pilot who strafes the enemyplay

  Familiarity information: STRAFER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRAFER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A combat pilot who strafes the enemy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("strafer" is a kind of...):

combat pilot (airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces)

Derivation:

strafe (attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane)


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