sharpshooter
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈʃɑrˌpuːtər/
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tirador de precisión
- At the shooting range, the sharpshooter impressed everyone by hitting the bull's-eye with every shot.
- police sharpshooter
- FBI sharpshooters
- Confederate sharpshooter
And I heard there's this little guy, sharpshooter from, from Charlton, and everyone was like, right, He's meant to be the next one.
- And I heard there's this little guy, sharpshooter from, from Charlton, and everyone was like, right, He's meant to be the next one.
Examples
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One of his ancestors had been a sharpshooter in B.R. Johnson's division.
Fiction book (1995) -
The tiebreaker has to go to Illini sharpshooter DJ Richardson, right?
Blog text (9) -
Are you proud to be challenged by the best sharpshooter in Germany?
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And last summer, I got five bull's-eyes in a day, so, you know, they gave me the Sharpshooter of the Week Award.
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Why, if it isn't our friend the sharpshooter.
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His guarding is presented very differently from his role as sharpshooter in World War I.
Academic text (2012) -
I want two sharpshooters covering every booth in the park from now on around the clock.
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Not one of their sharpshooters could match Oswald's performance.
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Later, Duque asked Guevara, who was a sharpshooter famous all over the Sierra.
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Gentlemen, Texas marshals have been kind enough to supply us with a dozen of their finest sharpshooters.
Synonyms
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7.5
A person who shoots, often a skilled or professional shooter
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3.6
A person who fires a gun, sometimes paid to kill others
350
7.4
A person who shoots at people from a hidden place, often in the military or police
71
7.0
A person who is very skilled and often admired at their job
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6.1
A person who aims and fires weapons, often in the military or in contests
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3.9
A person who shoots a bow and arrow
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5.9
A person who shoots very accurately with a gun
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6.5
A person who hits targets very accurately with a gun
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8.2
A person who is very good at using guns and hitting targets
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7.7
A woman who shoots well with a gun
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8.8
A very accurate shooter who can hit small targets from a distance
Person who shoots quickly and accurately at targets that appear suddenly
A person who shoots very well, often in the army or competitions
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sharpshooter comes from the two words sharp and shooter, where sharp means 'accurate' or 'keen' and shooter means 'someone who shoots'. So, a sharpshooter is someone who can hit a target with great accuracy.