as in shooter
a person skilled in shooting at a target
the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade
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Recent Examples of sharpshooter
While guarding this mysterious gorge, these good-looking sharpshooters inevitably fall in love and join forces to contain the marauding creatures.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Jacob Crews was the Tigers’ sharpshooter Thursday, sinking 6 of his 8 shots from distance.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Dec. 2025
Wilson, in an interview with The Associated Press in 2024, agreed there was a race element to the sharpshooter’s popularity.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The veteran sharpshooter finished the game with a game-high 31 points.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
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The agent’s experience in ICE included a selection to a Special Response Team, McLaughlin said, which requires 30 hours of tryouts, continuous training and expert marksman qualifications.—
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With a special fitness programme drawn up, the hope internally was that, by October, Isak would be physically ready to show why he’s regarded as one of the Premier League’s most lethal marksmen.—
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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