sharpshooter
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tər noun
1.
a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
2.
Military.
a.
a rating below expert and above marksman, assigned to one who has qualified with a specific score in rifle marksmanship.
b.
a person who has achieved such a rating.
3.
an athlete noted for having accurate aim in a sport, as basketball, hockey, archery, golf, etc.
4.
Slang. a person who engages in short-term business dealings with the purpose of making a large, quick profit without regard to scruple.
5.
a spade that has a very narrow blade, used as a garden or nursery tool.
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| an expert marksman, esp with a rifle | |
| 'sharpshooting | |
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Word Origin & History
sharpshooter
1802, transl. of Ger. Scharfschütze.
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Example sentences
After locating and chasing down a pack, an aerial sharpshooter would anesthetize an animal with a dart gun.
He said the hostage-taker was killed with a sniper shot to the head after he wounded a police sharpshooter.
Then, from behind a line of military police, a sharpshooter in civilian clothes fired a rifle into a crowd of unarmed civilians.
Camera manufacturers have been slugging it out in an entirely new product category this year: the micro sharpshooter.
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