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marksman

noun

ˈmärks-mən

Definition of marksman

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 Illinois is led by freshman guard Keaton Wagler, a 3-point marksman. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026 Replacing your leading scorer, who doubles as the conference’s top marksman from long range, is a tall order. — Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026 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. — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2026 Yet whoever wins will have the final say that influences the marksman’s stance moving forward. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marksman

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When Golden State added Zandalasini from Minnesota in the expansion draft in 2024, she was already known as a sharpshooter.

— Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
This strategy was most convincingly implemented in 1997 on Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, where residents fed up with Lyme disease hired a sharpshooter to cull all of the deer.

— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharpshooter

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According to Chicago police, a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were exiting the gas station when a silver Nissan sedan approached and the occupants inside pulled out guns and shot in their direction.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Along with those who died, more than 20 people were injured in Thailand’s worst mass shooting since 2022, which has reignited debate over firearms control in Southeast Asia’s largest gun-owning nation.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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