trapshooters

noun

plural of trapshooter
as in shooters

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  1. shooters
  2. guns
  3. marksmen
  4. sharpshooters
Noun
  • There’s a gamble here that both of my picks don’t turn into good deep shooters and spacing becomes an issue, but the talent is too good to pass up.
    — Victor Wembanyama, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Kirk toured college campuses and got in political arguments with left-leaning students, and Kozak, a student at UVU, wanted to debate Kirk’s past statements about transgender mass shooters.
    — Elle Reeve, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of shooters
Noun
  • Their guns, jackets, and portable record players are all adorned with their name.
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His administration has repeatedly centered its policy battles in the state, including on immigration, transgender athletes, guns, voting rights and especially — electric vehicles.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of guns
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 marksmen
Noun
  • Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has long opposed the eradication, ever since a previous plan called for sharpshooters to take aim at the deer from helicopters.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
    — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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