Hypertext Webster Gateway: "skirmisher"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Skirmisher \Skir"mish*er\, n.
One who skirmishes. Specifically: pl. (Mil.) Soldiers
deployed in loose order, to cover the front or flanks of an
advancing army or a marching column.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
skirmisher
n : someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting
party)
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