carabineer

• carabinier
• carbineer, carbinier (three syllables)

Borrowed from French carabinier, from carabine (“carbine”). By surface analysis, carabine +‎ -eer.

• enPR: kăr′ə-bə-nîr′
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪə̯/; (Received Pronunciation) /ˌkaɹ-/, /-ˈnɪː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): (without the Mary–marry–merry merger) /ˌkæɹ.ə.bəˈnɪ(ə̯)ɹ/, (Mary–marry–merry merger) /ˌkɛɹ.ə.bəˈnɪ(ə̯)ɹ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌkɛɹ.ə.bəˈnɪɹ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌkɛɹ.ə.bəˈniə̯/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌkaɹ.ə.bəˈniɹ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌka(ː)ɾ.a.biˈniːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: car‧a‧bi‧neer

carabineer (plural carabineers)

2. (historical) A cavalry soldier.

• “carabineer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.