стреле́ц

rare #10060

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
strelets, Russian musketeer, member of the tsar's musketeer troopshistory
Пётр I распусти́л полки стрельцо́в.
Peter I disbanded the regiments of streltsy.
Historical: soldier of the permanent troops armed with firearms created under Ivan IV and disbanded by Peter I.
2.
Sagittariusastrology
Он по гороско́пу Стреле́ц.
His star sign is Sagittarius.
Usually capitalised: Стрелец.
3.
(rare) archer, marksman, shooter
Ме́ткий стреле́ц не промахнётся.
A good marksman does not miss.
Dated; the usual modern word is стрелок.

Examples

Стрелец держал в руках тяжёлый бердыш.
The streltsy soldier was holding a heavy pole-axe.
Ове́н, Лев и Стреле́ц - три о́гненных зна́ка.
Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius are the three fire signs.
Двенадцать зна́ков зодиа́ка: Ове́н, Телец, Близнецы, Рак, Лев, Де́ва, Весы, Скорпио́н, Стреле́ц, Козеро́г, Водоле́й, Рыбы.
The twelve signs of the Zodiac are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

⚠️ Stress change.

стреле́цstrelets; Sagittarius; archer
nounmasculine
стре́лкаhand (of a clock); needle (of a compass); arrow (sign); points; crease (in trousers)
nounfeminine
стреля́тьto shoot
verbimperfective
вы́стрелитьto shoot
verbperfective
дострели́тьto finish off (with a shot); to finish shooting
verbperfective