Definition of sharpshooter
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:a proficient marksman
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:a consistently accurate shooter (as in basketball)
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the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade
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Further, the agency has backed away from aggressive measures deployed in the early years to drive down the population, such as the use of sharpshooters and extended seasons.
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His brother in the Navy and sister in the Coast Guard, Warneke left for the Marines after high school, serving a tour in Iraq as a sharpshooter, according to the Press-Enterprise newspaper in Riverside, California.
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But if the 36-year-old sharpshooter who led the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage this season gets a big offer on the open market, the Cavs could hesitate to match because of their soaring costs from spending above the luxury tax line.
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Van Gundy said about an hour after the Pistons used the 12th pick on the Duke sharpshooter.
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Experts are projecting that Jackson will use that pick on either French guard Frank Ntilikina or former University of Kentucky sharpshooter Malik Monk.
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The Pelicans drafted Oklahoma sharpshooter and 2016 Naismith Player of the Year, Buddy Hield, with the sixth overall pick last year, but quickly shipped him over to Sacramento in the Cousins deal.
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The show centers on Annie Oakley, the legendary sharpshooter who became the featured attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and virtually created the image of the American cowgirl.
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Your best bet is to use a sharpshooter spade at a 30-degree angle to slice through them.
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sharpshooter Synonyms
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marksman, shooter, shotRelated Words
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