as in shooter
a person skilled in shooting at a target
the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade
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Recent Examples of sharpshooter
For the Heat, their sharpshooter, Duncan Robinson, landed on the injury report due to a back injury.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Not the best time to deal with your sharpshooter off the bench hitting a cold streak.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Brigham Young University alumni and donors haven’t had a chance to root on their school in a Sweet 16 game since 2011 when sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette carried the team into the national spotlight.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to go in front of a row of sharpshooters on Friday, March 7.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Not the best time to deal with your sharpshooter off the bench hitting a cold streak.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Brigham Young University alumni and donors haven’t had a chance to root on their school in a Sweet 16 game since 2011 when sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette carried the team into the national spotlight.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to go in front of a row of sharpshooters on Friday, March 7.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooter
Noun
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Matt took a meeting with Dex, to pressure the marksman into giving up who hired him to off Foggy.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Mountain West Player of the Year is a point guard who is an excellent playmaker and a marksmen from deep.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 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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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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