Synonyms of marksmen

marksmen

noun

plural of marksman

as in shooters

a person skilled in shooting at a target

only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shooters
• sharpshooters
• guns
• snipers
• shots
• gunners
• riflemen
• gunmen
• trapshooters
• markswomen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marksmen

The need for an outdoor gun range is urgent, according to multiple city officials, marksmen and developers the Idaho Statesman spoke with. — Noah Daly august 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026

In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Almost two years ago, the Catalina Island Conservancy proposed using aerial marksmen in helicopters to shoot the deer. — 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