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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Finally, Costner’s own character, Hayes Ellison, having proved his mettle as a marksman in a fateful gunfight last episode, has ended up breaking horses at a trading post somewhere that’s not Horizon.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
The roof where the person 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 Balsamo, Fortune, 14 July 2024
The shooting team operates under the USMC Weapons Training Battalion, which is based at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia and made up of the best marksmen and markswomen in the entire Marine Corps roster.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Both Reeves and Love were expert horsemen and marksmen who gained respect and notoriety in the West through their skill and work ethic.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
The roof where the person 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 Balsamo, Fortune, 14 July 2024
The shooting team operates under the USMC Weapons Training Battalion, which is based at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia and made up of the best marksmen and markswomen in the entire Marine Corps roster.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Both Reeves and Love were expert horsemen and marksmen who gained respect and notoriety in the West through their skill and work ethic.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
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“Marksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksman. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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