marksman

noun

marks·​man ˈmärks-mən How to pronounce marksman (audio)
: a person skilled in shooting at a mark or target
marksmanship noun

Examples of marksman in a Sentence

only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet
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John, an expert rifle marksman, and his accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, shot and killed 10 people and wounded three others over a three-week span in October 2002 that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area, The Associated Press reported. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025 The lightweight skeleton chassis, adjustable stock, and modular rails make long sessions more comfortable for expert marksmen. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 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 Guys like Corey Johnson, who went on to be a high-volume marksman at Harvard. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marksman

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of marksman was in 1641

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“Marksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marksman. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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marksman

noun
marks·​man ˈmärk-smən How to pronounce marksman (audio)
: a person skilled in shooting at a mark or target
marksmanship noun

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