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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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Sharpshooting
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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sharpshooter
1802, transl. of Ger. Scharfschütze.
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