as in shooter
a person skilled in shooting at a target
only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet
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Recent Examples of marksman
The lightweight skeleton chassis, adjustable stock, and modular rails make long sessions more comfortable for expert marksmen.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
The shot that killed Kirk would not have required an expert marksman, according to multiple firearms experts.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Such a short distance is considered well within reach of a basic marksman.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Come training camp this summer, the 5-foot-10, 185-pound marksman was earning key reps with the first team offense quickly and proving his reliability as a slot receiver.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
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UConn shot just 3-for-8 from the perimeter before halftime, but the team’s sharpshooters found a rhythm in the third.—
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Anthony Edwards brought the ball up the floor and attempted to get the ball to the sharpshooter, but Norman Powell — who went over the top of the off-ball screen — poked the pass away.—
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Families gather at memorial garden On Wednesday, parents gathered outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas at a memorial garden dedicated to victims of gun violence.—
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Other notable cases include challenges to Trump’s sweeping tariffs, birthright citizenship, late-arriving mail ballots, and gun laws.—
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“Marksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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