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Sharpshooter   /ʃˈɑrpʃutər/  /ʃˈɑrpʃˌutər/   Listen
Sharpshooter

noun
1.
An athlete noted for accurate aim.
2.
Someone skilled in shooting.  Synonyms: crack shot, marksman.
3.
A fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters.





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"Sharpshooter" Quotes from Famous Books



... drowned in its whirling eddies. One who reached the opposite shore in a boat made a gesture of defiance and contempt toward his foes across the river, when he fell, transpierced with the bullet of an Indian sharpshooter. ...
— Neville Trueman the Pioneer Preacher • William Henry Withrow
... could not have failed to notice the remarkable practice of the invisible sharpshooter in the attic. Whoever of them showed himself in the open was certain to remain there. They therefore brought up re-enforcements and placed them in position, with instructions to maintain an unremitting fire upon the roof ...
— The Downfall • Emile Zola


Words linked to "Sharpshooter" :   schooner, deadeye, sharpshoot, jock, athlete, rifleman, Oakley, Annie Oakley, marksman, sniper, shot, shooter, franc-tireur


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