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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Both Reeves and Love were expert horsemen and marksmen who gained respect and notoriety in the West through their skill and work ethic.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
The roof where Crooks lay was less than 164 yards from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target.
—Michael Biesecker, arkansasonline.com, 15 July 2024
The roof where Crooks lay was less than 150 meters (164 yards) from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 15 July 2024
Advertisement By that point in his life, Pierson, a former Army combat marksman, had been a prosecutor for 30 years.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
The roof where Crooks lay was less than 164 yards from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target.
—Michael Biesecker, arkansasonline.com, 15 July 2024
The roof where Crooks lay was less than 150 meters (164 yards) from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 15 July 2024
Advertisement By that point in his life, Pierson, a former Army combat marksman, had been a prosecutor for 30 years.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
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“Marksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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