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
The Heat let free agent sharpshooter Duncan Robinson depart for the Detroit Pistons in a sign-and-trade deal, bringing back Simone Fontecchio and a trade exception.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
As the visiting Minnesota Lynx celebrated a comeback victory for the ages to advance to the playoff semifinals, the Italian sharpshooter lay on the ground with her hands over her head – deflated, defeated and in shock that the Valkyries’ season ended right then and there.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
While protest organizers assured attendees police sharpshooters are not uncommon at Milwaukee protests, their presence at Sunday's protest prompted discussions online about why sharpshooters were there.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
As the visiting Minnesota Lynx celebrated a comeback victory for the ages to advance to the playoff semifinals, the Italian sharpshooter lay on the ground with her hands over her head – deflated, defeated and in shock that the Valkyries’ season ended right then and there.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
While protest organizers assured attendees police sharpshooters are not uncommon at Milwaukee protests, their presence at Sunday's protest prompted discussions online about why sharpshooters were there.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooter
Noun
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The lightweight skeleton chassis, adjustable stock, and modular rails make long sessions more comfortable for expert marksmen.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yet Kenya manager Benni McCarthy, South Africa’s all-time leading scorer and once prolific marksman at Champions-League-winning Porto, among others, has no intention of rolling out the red carpet.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Wuornos pawned Carskaddon's gun, per court records reviewed by PEOPLE.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In a 2024 Rolling Stone profile, the country-rock singer repeatedlyfired off the N-word and brandished a gun.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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