as in shooters
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 marksmen
Almost two years ago, the Catalina Island Conservancy proposed using aerial marksmen in helicopters to shoot the deer.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
31 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.
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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.
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John B. Snow,
Outdoor Life,
15 Jan. 2026
The Mountaineers scored 86 points despite KU holding their best 3-point marksmen, Honor Huff and Treysen Eaglestaff, to 6-of-16 shooting beyond the arc.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
With a special fitness programme drawn up, the hope internally was that, by October, Isak would be physically ready to show why he’s regarded as one of the Premier League’s most lethal marksmen.
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The Athletic's Liverpool Staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
The lightweight skeleton chassis, adjustable stock, and modular rails make long sessions more comfortable for expert marksmen.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Trompo handlers — the tromperos — are skilled marksmen, shaving paper-thin slices from the large vertical spit.
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Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 July 2024
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
31 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
The Mountaineers scored 86 points despite KU holding their best 3-point marksmen, Honor Huff and Treysen Eaglestaff, to 6-of-16 shooting beyond the arc.
—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
With a special fitness programme drawn up, the hope internally was that, by October, Isak would be physically ready to show why he’s regarded as one of the Premier League’s most lethal marksmen.
—
The Athletic's Liverpool Staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
The lightweight skeleton chassis, adjustable stock, and modular rails make long sessions more comfortable for expert marksmen.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Trompo handlers — the tromperos — are skilled marksmen, shaving paper-thin slices from the large vertical spit.
—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marksmen
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Kennard could have provided a critical floor-spacing piece around Doncic, who thrives when surrounded by lob-catching centers, athletic wings and knockdown shooters.
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They will be conducted by integrated teams of sensors, shooters, decoys, electronic attack, cyber capabilities, autonomous systems, and human decision-makers.
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Free-agent sharpshooters Rui Hachimura and Luke Kennard are on the market, and defensive stopper Marcus Smart will leave a hole in the Lakers’ roster after opting out.
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Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
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But police say the ranger approaching the car would ultimately lead to a sprawling investigation involving drugs, guns, mysterious chemicals, a missing woman and local and federal investigators turning a Philadelphia home inside out.
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State lawmakers said these rapid-fire guns are not needed for self-defense but can be a weapon of mass murder.
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“Marksmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksmen. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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