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Recent Examples of trapshooter
Nor would a trapshooter toe the line with eye and ear protection tucked in their vest.
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Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2020
Last year’s inductees were Olympic medal-winning trapshooter Corey Cogdell, Major League Baseball pitcher Chad Bentz, the Alaska Run for Women and Kodiak’s 2001 state basketball championship team.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2019
Gene was a gunsmith, a lifetime member of the NRA, and a champion trapshooter.
—orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Such bunkers are rare in the United States, said Curtis Lynn, an Anchorage trapshooter whose daughter, Abbigail, is teammates with Davey on the Birchwood Bears youth team.
—Beth Bragg, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Oct. 2017
Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2020
Last year’s inductees were Olympic medal-winning trapshooter Corey Cogdell, Major League Baseball pitcher Chad Bentz, the Alaska Run for Women and Kodiak’s 2001 state basketball championship team.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2019
Gene was a gunsmith, a lifetime member of the NRA, and a champion trapshooter.
—orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Such bunkers are rare in the United States, said Curtis Lynn, an Anchorage trapshooter whose daughter, Abbigail, is teammates with Davey on the Birchwood Bears youth team.
—Beth Bragg, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapshooter
Noun
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The agent’s experience in ICE included a selection to a Special Response Team, McLaughlin said, which requires 30 hours of tryouts, continuous training and expert marksman qualifications.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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UConn shot just 3-for-8 from the perimeter before halftime, but the team’s sharpshooters found a rhythm in the third.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
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Anthony Edwards brought the ball up the floor and attempted to get the ball to the sharpshooter, but Norman Powell — who went over the top of the off-ball screen — poked the pass away.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The gunner’s heritage was 100 percent Ashkenazi Jewish.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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The gunner reps, the jammer reps.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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He was shot by a Taliban sniper, sustaining a gunshot wound to his left leg that shattered his femur and another to his right arm that caused severe trauma to his bicep.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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He was shot and killed by a sniper, according to Suarez.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Trapshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapshooter. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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