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
Replacing your leading scorer, who doubles as the conference’s top marksman from long range, is a tall order.
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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.
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Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Yet whoever wins will have the final say that influences the marksman’s stance moving forward.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
3 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.
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Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marksman
Noun
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The Knicks are bringing their deadeye sharpshooter back to Madison Square Garden.
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In the late nineties, when Lyme disease swept over Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, a professional sharpshooter was brought in to kill every single deer.
Noun
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Officials said the gun violence took place from May 2025 to late April 2026 in a swath of the South Bronx.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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“Marksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksman. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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