marks·man

[mahrks-muhn]
noun, plural marks·men.
1.
a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
2.
Military.
a.
the lowest rating in rifle marksmanship, below that of sharpshooter and expert.
b.
a person who has achieved such a rating.

Origin:
1645–55; mark1 + 's1 + -man

marks·man·ship, noun


See -man.
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marksman (ˈmɑːksmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -men
1.  a person skilled in shooting
2.  a serviceman selected for his skill in shooting, esp for a minor engagement
3.  a qualification awarded in certain armed services for skill in shooting
 
'marksmanship
 
n
 
'markswoman
 
fem n

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marksman (ˈmɑːksmən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -men
1.  a person skilled in shooting
2.  a serviceman selected for his skill in shooting, esp for a minor engagement
3.  a qualification awarded in certain armed services for skill in shooting
 
'marksmanship
 
n
 
'markswoman
 
fem n

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marksman
1650s, from mark (1) in M.E. sense of "target" + man. Related: Marksmanship.
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marksman definition


  1. n.
    a serious college student who works hard to get good marks (grades). : Bill kept saying that Todd was a geek and a marksman, until Todd flunked algebra.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Keep in mind, the program still boasts it has the highest marksmanship
  standards in law enforcement.
In the previous face-offs, the issues and the marksmanship have not been too
  sure.
But there's more to a real sportsman, he implies, than good marksmanship.
His arrows fit snugly into the holes they have made only if you accept the
  usual middlebrow standards of marksmanship.
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