Thesaurus results for TRAPSHOOTER

trapshooter

noun

Definition of trapshooter

as in marksman

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Recent Examples of trapshooter Nor would a trapshooter toe the line with eye and ear protection tucked in their vest. — 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 When a trapshooter hits his mark, everyone watching knows it. — Beth Bragg, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Oct. 2017

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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

This strategy was most convincingly implemented in 1997 on Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, where residents fed up with Lyme disease hired a sharpshooter to cull all of the deer.

— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Fudd has been a sharpshooter with a quick release and decisive decision-making while adding strong defense.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

Definition of sharpshooter

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

Noun

The bone bruise injury came on a special teams drill, in which Allen was lined up as a gunner.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
This mode lets one player control the Arwing's pilot (me in this instance), while the other plays the gunner (Jordan), both using a single Joy-Con.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026

Definition of gunner

Noun

Lopez-Cornejo is the second native of El Salvador, following the September death of Norlan Guzman-Fuentes, who was killed during a sniper attack on an ICE field office in Dallas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
He is alleged to have taken his grandfather’s sniper rifle to the campus where Kirk was speaking, set himself up atop a building opposite the podium and fired before fleeing the scene.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

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