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marksman

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marks·man  (märksmn)
n.
1. A man skilled in shooting at a target.
2.
a. A classification in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps for the lowest of three ratings of rifle proficiency.
b. One who holds this rating.

marksman·ship n.

marksman
Noun
pl -men a person skilled in shooting
marksmanship n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marksmanmarksman - someone skilled in shooting          
deadeye - a dead shot
franc-tireur - a sharpshooter (in the French army)
rifleman - someone skilled in the use of a rifle
shooter, shot - a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
sniper - a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place

marksman or markswoman
noun sharpshooter, good shot, crack shot (informal) dead shot (informal) deadeye (informal), chiefly U.S.
Translations
marksman [ˈmɑːksmən] ntirador m
marksman [ˈmɑːksmən] irreg ntireur m d'élite
marksman [ˈmɑːksmən] irreg like man) nScharfschütze m
marksman [ˈmɑːksmən] ntiratore m scelto


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The Frenchman was too experienced a marksman not to know that he had scored a hit.
Magua affected to consider the expedient, which he well knew proceeded from distrust of himself, as a compliment, and made a gesture of acquiescence, well content that his veracity should be supported by so skillful a marksman as the scout.
With such a weapon a marksman would find no difficulty in lodging a bullet in the eye of a chamois at the distance of two thousand paces.
 
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