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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The forward has shot 39.3 percent from beyond the 3-point line this year, giving Cleveland another potential marksman from distance.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The Border Patrol confirmed that its elite Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and marksmen are saturating the area.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is a below average marksman at 35% on 3s for his career, is nonetheless taking 6.0 of them a game, up from 3.6 last season.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Collins’ running mate is none other than Dell Curry, former perimeter marksman for the Hornets and current father of the greatest shooter in league history.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
The Border Patrol confirmed that its elite Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and marksmen are saturating the area.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is a below average marksman at 35% on 3s for his career, is nonetheless taking 6.0 of them a game, up from 3.6 last season.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Collins’ running mate is none other than Dell Curry, former perimeter marksman for the Hornets and current father of the greatest shooter in league history.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Marksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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