sharpshooter

noun

ˈshärp-ˌshü-tər How to pronounce sharpshooter (audio)
Definition of sharpshooternext
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 In need of three-point shooting, the Lakers lost the league’s best sharpshooter on the first day of free agency. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 The one remedy was a sharpshooter that could help give some oxygen to the offense with either Deuce McBride or Shamet manning the wing. — Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 In the late nineties, when Lyme disease swept over Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, a professional sharpshooter was brought in to kill every single deer. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The 25-year-old sharpshooter broke out in 2024-25 with 35 goals, and followed it up with a 37-goal campaign this past season. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sharpshooter
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  1. marksman
  2. gun
Noun
  • 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
Definition of marksman
Noun
  • Another man identified as Onda George, of Ocoee, had followed the mayor in a car and ran up, waving a gun, as the shot was fired.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The walls are decorated with lamps and replica guns, and in future the group plans to add a projector and an air-conditioning unit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of gun

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