A rifleman is an infantry soldier armed with a rifled long gun. Although the rifleman role had its origin with 16th century hand cannoneers and 17th century musketeers, the term originated in the 18th century with the introduction of the rifled musket. By the mid-19th century, entire regiments of riflemen were formed and became the mainstay of all standard infantry, and rifleman became a generic term for any common infantryman.

राइफलमैन का अर्थ है ,एक ऐसा व्यक्ति जो बन्दूक या राइफल चलाने में सर्वश्रेष्ट हो ।यानी उसे राइफल चलाने में महारत हासिल हो।ऐसे ही एक शक्स थे राइफलमैन संजय कुमार।