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marksman

[mahrks-muhn] / ˈmɑrks mən /
NOUN
weapon expert
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He is an expert marksman continuously trained in specialized breaching, perimeter control and hostage rescue skills, McLaughlin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Mbappe scored from close range in the 83rd minute after Ekitike had been denied, taking him to 55 goals for his country and to within two of all-time top marksman Olivier Giroud's tally of 57.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Solanke, who has scored seven times in 19 Premier League appearances for Tottenham, is preferred as support to England's leading marksman Harry Kane.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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

He was a marksman of no mean ability; he was, moreover, stubbornly tenacious under his mild manner—two facts well- enough known around town to make the night prowlers wary for several weeks.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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