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
Charles and sharpshooter Marina Mabrey were the only players to make more than two field goals for the Sun, but Mabrey continued an offensive slump hitting 27.2% from the field and going 1-for-5 beyond the arc.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
The sharpshooter thrived coming off the bench for the Sun over the last 16 games of the year.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Listen to this article 2 min Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese had a heated exchange after the Indiana Fever sharpshooter fouled the Chicago Sky forward in the third quarter of their matchup Saturday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
The bench sharpshooter also has been quiet this postseason, totaling 16 points (the fewest of any rotation player) over six games.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
The sharpshooter thrived coming off the bench for the Sun over the last 16 games of the year.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Listen to this article 2 min Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese had a heated exchange after the Indiana Fever sharpshooter fouled the Chicago Sky forward in the third quarter of their matchup Saturday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
The bench sharpshooter also has been quiet this postseason, totaling 16 points (the fewest of any rotation player) over six games.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooter
Noun
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Reggie Miller, arguably the original 3-point marksman and whose off-ball shooting wizardry created the modern blueprint for Curry’s style, scored all 25,279 of his points in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers in a career that spanned from 1987 until 2005.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The former England international joins the growing list of forwards whose efforts to be a leading marksman proved futile.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Bradley Fighting Vehicle Looks like a tank but the Bradley has a smaller gun, missiles and carries soldiers into combat.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Vaughn was out on bond at the time for an Illinois gun charge.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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