Thesaurus results for TRAPSHOOTER

trapshooter

noun

Definition of trapshooter

as in marksman

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Recent Examples of trapshooter Nor would a trapshooter toe the line with eye and ear protection tucked in their vest. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2020 When a trapshooter hits his mark, everyone watching knows it. — Beth Bragg, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Oct. 2017 Gene was a gunsmith, a lifetime member of the NRA, and a champion trapshooter. — orlandosentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2019 Last year’s inductees were Olympic medal-winning trapshooter Corey Cogdell, Major League Baseball pitcher Chad Bentz, the Alaska Run for Women and Kodiak’s 2001 state basketball championship team. — Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2019

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Noun

In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Luke Kennard came their way at the trade deadline, when the Lakers sent Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round pick to Atlanta for the 29-year-old marksman, who is earning $11 million this season and will be a free agent this summer.

— Sam Amick, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of marksman

Noun

In need of three-point shooting, the Lakers lost the league’s best sharpshooter on the first day of free agency.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The one remedy was a sharpshooter that could help give some oxygen to the offense with either Deuce McBride or Shamet manning the wing.

— Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of sharpshooter

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Consulting a design on a computer screen, the workers arranged the numbered pieces — from 14 inches to 12 feet long — into a grid on an oversize worktable and attached them with rapid nail gun blasts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The foundation helped raise more than $200,000 to pay off school lunch debt for students, gave out turkeys to families during the holidays and provided resources to those impacted by gun violence.

— Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of gun

Noun

This mode lets one player control the Arwing's pilot (me in this instance), while the other plays the gunner (Jordan), both using a single Joy-Con.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
Built by Boeing, the eight-engine B-52 Stratofortress can carry a crew of up to five — a flight commander, a pilot, a radar navigator, an electronic warfare officer and a tail gunner.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of gunner

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