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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Marines served aboard Navy ships, acting as sharpshooters in the rigging, firing down on the enemy as the ships rocked on the waves.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
But then this past summer, the team used major draft capital again on a point guard prospect, this time the third overall pick (acquired from the Brooklyn Nets as part of the Harden trade in 2021), Kentucky sharpshooter Reed Sheppard.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Despite missing her first three 3s of the quarter, the sharpshooter knocked one down to help the Horned Frogs enter the final quarter ahead 62-43.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
To truly land, farce must have the precision of a sharpshooter.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
But then this past summer, the team used major draft capital again on a point guard prospect, this time the third overall pick (acquired from the Brooklyn Nets as part of the Harden trade in 2021), Kentucky sharpshooter Reed Sheppard.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Despite missing her first three 3s of the quarter, the sharpshooter knocked one down to help the Horned Frogs enter the final quarter ahead 62-43.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
To truly land, farce must have the precision of a sharpshooter.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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