noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Highly accurate marksmanship. countable, uncountable

   "Daniel Boone's sharpshooting earned him a place in the annals of the American west."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sharpshoot form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

snipe

Example

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"Daniel Boone's sharpshooting earned him a place in the annals of the American west."

Etymology

From sharp + shooting; see sharpshooter.

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