marksman
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈmɑrkzˌmən/
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tirador
- As a skilled marksman, she often participated in shooting competitions.
And they're expert marksmen and they're smart and they're athletic and they're out there just doing God's work.
- And they're expert marksmen and they're smart and they're athletic and they're out there just doing God's work.
- They made better, you know, marksman or snipers, something to that.
Examples
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Although the minimum requirement is a marksman's score, most qualify as experts.
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And highly trained marksmen were dispatched to the area.
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Best marksman in the British army.
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The additional height gives the marksman an advantage.
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Each window is covered by a marksman.
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But guess what, I qualified as an expert marksman too.
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I'm an expert marksman, okay?
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I am an outstanding pistol marksman.
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He's an expert marksman.
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The marksman rises from a shooter's crouch, bows curtly, and begins to reload his musket.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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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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A person who aims and fires weapons, often in the military or in contests
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A person who can hit targets very accurately with a gun or in sport
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A person in the Old West who uses guns very well, often a sheriff or outlaw
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A person who fights with guns, often in the Old West
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A soldier who uses a rifle as their main weapon
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A person who hits targets very accurately with a gun
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A soldier who uses a large automatic gun to fire many bullets
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A person who is very good at using guns and hitting targets
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A person who uses a small gun, often a soldier
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A woman who shoots well with a gun
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A very accurate shooter who can hit small targets from a distance
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A woman who uses a gun, often to commit crimes
Person who shoots quickly and accurately at targets that appear suddenly
A person who shoots very well, often in the army or competitions
A woman who is trained to use a rifle, often as a soldier or in shooting sports
A person, often a soldier, who shoots with a rifle
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word marksman comes from mark 'target' and man 'person', so it originally named a person who aims at a mark. That's why a marksman is someone skilled at shooting and hitting targets.