marksman
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈmɑrksmən/
- Jargon
:
tirador
- In the game, playing as a marksman lets players deal high damage from a distance.
Examples
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Wells was a lazy marksman; it was a cheap dig; it was a transparent ploy for pageviews, buzz, or whatever metric it is by which newspaper food sections measure their success.
Blog text (16) -
In the meantime, I purchased something that might aid in your success as a marksman.
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I'm getting the hang of this marksman shit.
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Said he dropped out of the marksman tourney over in Butte too.
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He was the team marksman and sniper.
Fiction book (1996) -
Marksman.
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The marksman hit the target from across the field with his rifle.
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As a skilled marksman, she was able to take down enemies with precision shots.
Synonyms
520
3.6
A person who fires a gun, sometimes paid to kill others
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7.4
A person who shoots at people from a hidden place, often in the military or police
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5.2
A person who can hit targets very accurately with a gun or in sport
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4.9
A soldier who uses a rifle as their main weapon
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7.7
A woman who shoots well with a gun
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word marksman comes from mark 'target' and man 'person', and in games it keeps that image of someone who uses careful aim from far away to hit enemies. That's why a game marksman is a long-range character who does steady, precise damage.