trapshooters

noun

plural of trapshooter
as in shooters

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  1. shooters
  2. guns
  3. marksmen
  4. sharpshooters
Noun
  • Police are seeking additional people who fired weapons during a shooting at Virginia State University that wounded five, as investigators work to determine whether the other shooters were aggressors or acting in self-defense.
    — Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities previously said there were multiple shooters, but no more information has been provided about any additional suspects.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of shooters
Noun
  • Multiple people fired guns into a home in the shooting, Krasner said.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The law imposed a $200 tax on the manufacture and transfer of these guns and required owners to register those weapons.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 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
  • Free-agent sharpshooters Rui Hachimura and Luke Kennard are on the market, and defensive stopper Marcus Smart will leave a hole in the Lakers’ roster after opting out.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 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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