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 Matt took a meeting with Dex, to pressure the marksman into giving up who hired him to off Foggy. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Apr. 2025 The Mountain West Player of the Year is a point guard who is an excellent playmaker and a marksmen from deep. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025 Orlando needs shooting and Booker has been a marksman from beyond the arch throughout his career. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 In an interview with Sky Sport before Liverpool’s convincing win over Manchester City earlier this month, Salah—while respecting opposing marksman Erling Haaland’s talents—argued the number nine’s job is more straightforward than hitting the same heights from the wing (German). Henry Flynn, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marksman
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Noun
  • Yet the facts remain: Kristaps Porzingis is playing with an illness, sharpshooter Sam Hauser has been out since Game 1, and now Tatum could miss the rest of the series with a devastating leg injury to end Game 4.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
  • The Celtics also lost rotation sharpshooter Sam Hauser to an ankle sprain during Monday’s loss.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
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  • In the 200-meter dash, Bednarek controlled the race from the gun, making his competitors work hard to catch him coming around the turn.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • Ceja reportedly pulled out a gun and shot Joss before fleeing.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 June 2025

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“Marksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksman. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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