sharpshooter

noun

sharp·shoot·er | \ ˈshärp-ˌshü-tər

Definition of sharpshooter

1 : a proficient marksman

2 : a consistently accurate shooter (as in basketball)

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Synonyms for sharpshooter

Synonyms

marksman, shooter, shot

Examples of sharpshooter in a Sentence

the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade

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So is Pierce’s disease, which causes entire vineyards to wither and die and is transmitted by small winged insects called sharpshooters. — Kevin Begos, Smithsonian, "The Quest to Grow the First Great American Wine Grape," 6 June 2018 Israeli sharpshooters take position at the Gaza border on March 30. — Rory Jones And Dov Lieber, WSJ, "Deadly Gaza Protest Spurs Debate in Israel Over Army’s Actions," 4 Apr. 2018 The shot from the corner for the last of her 27 points on the night, reminded some of another sharpshooter who wears No. — Scooby Axson, SI.com, "Ice, Twice: Arike Ogunbowale Leads Irish To Title," 3 Apr. 2018 As such, the Spurs have used the roster-building tools available to them to re-sign Rudy Gay and sign sharpshooter Marco Belinelli for a second go-round in silver and black. — Nick Talbot, San Antonio Express-News, "Writers’ Roundtable: How the Spurs’ and NBA free agency is shaping up," 7 July 2018 Miami guard Lonnie Walker is a possibility, as is Villanova sharpshooter Donte DiVincenzo, who would address the Suns’ desperate need for 3-point shooters. — Scott Bordow, azcentral, "Suns set to pick Deandre Ayton at No. 1 in NBA draft, but there's more drama at No. 16," 20 June 2018 Planned by the victims’ mothers, the peaceful march descended into chaos when professional sharpshooters with modern, long-range weapons opened fire with deadly accuracy on innocent marchers. — Margarita Herdocia, Time, "Nicaragua Is Heading Down the Same Dark Path as Venezuela," 13 June 2018 Smith’s father and grandfather served in the military, and Overton served as a sharpshooter in Pearl Harbor and Okinawa. — Allison Klein, Washington Post, "On the cusp of 112, a whirlwind tour for World War II’s oldest veteran," 8 Apr. 2018 Doing that in January, with a 36-year-old sharpshooter, is awfully risky. — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers aren't built to sustain Kevin Love injury: Chris Fedor," 31 Jan. 2018

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