as in shooter
a person skilled in shooting at a target
only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet
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Recent Examples of marksman
The first Sentinel Sports and Travel show was held in the Milwaukee Auditorium for eight days in April of 1940, and offered every kind of amusement for the vacation seeker, fisherman, marksman, or dog lover.
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Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 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
The Rams are the exact kind of team that has given the Aztecs trouble this season, with 3-point marksmen spread across the perimeter.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Learning to identify a building or diminishing wind is a skill that separates expert marksmen from the rest of the pack.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
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Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 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
The Rams are the exact kind of team that has given the Aztecs trouble this season, with 3-point marksmen spread across the perimeter.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Learning to identify a building or diminishing wind is a skill that separates expert marksmen from the rest of the pack.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marksman
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Along the way, the sharpshooter, who spent all three of his college seasons in Ames, Iowa, scored 20 points and knocked down four 3-pointers in an 82-63 win over Kentucky in the round of 32.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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But on Sunday, Nakase inserted sharpshooter Cecilia Zandalasini for defensive stopper Charles.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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Today, visitors can explore the fortress, spread out for a picnic on the green lawn and take in sweeping views of America’s Oldest City from the gun deck.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The purpose and the extent of hunting were radically altered by the arrival of European guns and markets—the killing of wild animals became an occupation with commercial ends, for both whites and Indians; and wild hides and wild meat became the goods of an insatiable marketplace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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