markswoman

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The then-deputy L.A. police chief and future chief James Davis — who gloried in the nickname “Two-Gun Davis” — recommended markswoman Marion Semmelmeyer as the crack shot for a newsreel scene in 1933.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

He was evaluated by a physicist, shot by a markswoman and performed by actor Jeanne Moreau.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2017

As India awaits glory in Athens, its star athlete, markswoman Anjali Bhagwat, is peeved that she had to pay for a coach on her own.

From Time Magazine Archive

She is not so infallible a markswoman, but that she might shoot at a crow and kill a pigeon.

From Maid Marian by Peacock, Thomas Love

She had her bows and arrows, and by original fitness, as well as by constant practice, she became an excellent markswoman.

From The Missing Bride by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte