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marksman

[mahrks-muhn] / ˈmɑrks mən /
NOUN
weapon expert
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Los Angeles FC marksman Denis Bouanga then fired in Gabon's second, leaving Emerse Fae's team up against it.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

I also learned to be a good marksman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

A marksman, she has been deployed to the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, the Baltic states and South Korea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025

Ollie Watkins is a proven Premier League marksman who also demonstrated his ability with England at Euro 2024.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2024

Eckert, 36, a dairyman from Harmony Farms, won this year’s Sharpshooter’s trophy as best marksman.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

Uniformed marksmen spray the mob with cold water.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Some 68,800 witnesses were convinced that one of the greatest marksmen of all time was going to run-up and smash it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

A hero, an ace swashbuckler and an expert marksmen, no one ever wonders if Link is too delicate to save the magical kingdom of Hyrule.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024

Absent in that group is Jakimovski, who profiled as one of the team’s best marksmen headed into the season, particularly because he shot 35% from deep last season.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

It was a lot harder than it looked but after a while I got pretty good thanks to all the expert marksmen hanging around disguised as milkmaids.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff




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