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

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
Luke Kennard came their way at the trade deadline, when the Lakers sent Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round pick to Atlanta for the 29-year-old marksman, who is earning $11 million this season and will be a free agent this summer.

— Sam Amick, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of marksman

Noun

Nickel could add valuable floor spacing in the event Shamet misses time (the Knicks’ sharpshooter missed an extended period of both his Knicks seasons with shoulder injuries).

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
Caesar’s Sports Book lists former tennis star Mardy Fish (+285), last year’s winner and former hockey star Joe Pavelski (+290), former pitcher John Smoltz (+450) and Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry (+450) atop the betting odds.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of sharpshooter

Noun

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
Built by Boeing, the eight-engine B-52 Stratofortress can carry a crew of up to five — a flight commander, a pilot, a radar navigator, an electronic warfare officer and a tail gunner.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026

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This aims to remove any hiding place and expose Palestinians to fire from military snipers or from armed quadcopter drones that patrol the dune landscape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The president’s narrow escape from a sniper’s gunfire at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally and another assassination attempt at his golf course both originated from Iran, according to the prime minister.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

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