noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
2. 2
   a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters wordnet
3. 3
   A proconiine (type of leafhopper).
4. 4
   someone skilled in shooting wordnet
5. 5
   A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.

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6. 6
   an athlete noted for accurate aim wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

marksmanarcherartillerymanbersaglierebowmancannoneer

Example

More examples

"Tom won the sharpshooter medal."

Etymology

sharp + shooter, a calque of German Scharfschütze.

Related phrases

Texas sharpshooter fallacyglassy-winged sharpshooterorange sharpshooter

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