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 Bulldogs were hardly marksmen from that spot either but made a more respectable 20 of 29.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Levi is stationed in the western tower, and the loneliness of the assignment seems to suit the semi-retired marksman just fine.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
Use the marksman's kit to repair the bow and bring its condition back up to 100%.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Collins’ running mate is none other than Dell Curry, former perimeter marksman for the Hornets and current father of the greatest shooter in league history.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Levi is stationed in the western tower, and the loneliness of the assignment seems to suit the semi-retired marksman just fine.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
Use the marksman's kit to repair the bow and bring its condition back up to 100%.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Collins’ running mate is none other than Dell Curry, former perimeter marksman for the Hornets and current father of the greatest shooter in league history.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marksman
Noun
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Fredette, 36, gained fame as a sharpshooter at BYU, where he was named college basketball’s player of the year in 2011 after leading the nation in scoring at 28.9 points per game.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Beasley, a vaunted sharpshooter who finished just one triple behind Anthony Edwards for the NBA’s three-point crown this season, began the possession guarded by Miles McBride.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Multiple instances of gun violence occur outside of New York City Public Schools, often involving students and school safety staff.—
Savanah Jackson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Marksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksman. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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