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.
—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
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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That makes sense for a team that lost its top two volume shooters from deep – DiVincenzo and Edwards – in the first half of Game 4.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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One young adult attendee asked about the accuracy and the purpose of a graph Walsh cited in one of his Youtube videos that claimed a growing number of mass shooters in America are transgender.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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The pope arrived at the ruins in a rainstorm and with tight security, with sharpshooters positioned around the site and police officers stationed every few yards along roads leading to it.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Allen attempted to storm the dinner on foot, carrying multiple guns and knives, and planned to kill top officials, starting with the highest-ranking, according to the criminal complaint.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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After several minutes of police trying to get Steven Jones to drop the knife with their guns drawn, the three officers were able to form a circle around him with a sidewalk and small snowbank to his back, the video shows.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Marksmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksmen. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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