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

Elizabeth was too clever to try to lay aside her sex, though she was a skilful markswoman, an able horse-woman.

From Great Ralegh by Selincourt, Hugh de