Thesaurus results for SHARPSHOOTER

sharpshooter

noun

ˈshärp-ˌshü-tər

as in shooter

a person skilled in shooting at a target the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade

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Recent Examples of sharpshooter New Orleans sharpshooter Trey Murphy made three triples in a 67-second span late in the third to pull the Pelicans back into the contest as Minnesota failed to take away his air space. —

Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026 The Pistons, too, made their own trade deadline move, dealing scoring guard Jaden Ivey to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team trade bringing sharpshooter Kevin Huerter to Detroit. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026 The Lakers acquire sharpshooter Luke Kennard from Atlanta for Gabe Vincent and a 2032 draft pick. —

Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Craig Hodges, the former Chicago Bulls sharpshooter, lost his career in part because of his activism. —

Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sharpshooter

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Noun

Almost two years ago, the Catalina Island Conservancy proposed using aerial marksmen in helicopters to shoot the deer.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
During that time, a self-effacing marksman named Simo Häyhä, a sniper so grimly effective he was known and feared as the White Death, would prove invaluable to the Finns’ ability to hold off the Soviet advance.

— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026