as in shooters
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 sharpshooters
While protest organizers assured attendees police sharpshooters are not uncommon at Milwaukee protests, their presence at Sunday's protest prompted discussions online about why sharpshooters were there.
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooters
Noun
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When the big moment finally arrived, Wulff handed D’Alessio and her husband their confetti shooters.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Starting Brandin Podziemski at point guard, Jonathan Kuminga next to Draymond Green at forward, and flanked by Quinten Post and Buddy Hield as shooters, the ragtag Warriors sputtered early, falling behind 63-46 by halftime.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The German army had fewer men, guns, tanks, and planes than France’s defenders.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Statistically speaking, a lot of these people have guns.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Sharpshooters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooters. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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