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marksman

[ mahrks-muhn ]

noun

, plural marks·men.
  1. a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
  2. Military.
    1. the lowest rating in rifle marksmanship, below that of sharpshooter and expert.
    2. a person who has achieved such a rating.


marksman

/ ˈmɑːksmən /

noun

  1. a person skilled in shooting
  2. a serviceman selected for his skill in shooting, esp for a minor engagement
  3. a qualification awarded in certain armed services for skill in shooting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -man.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmarksmanˌship, noun
  • ˈmarksˌwoman, noun:feminine
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Other Words From

  • marksman·ship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marksman1

First recorded in 1645–55; mark 1 + 's 1 + -man
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Example Sentences

Marksmen gunned them down for private collectors and hat makers, while loggers felled the old-growth stands where the birds roosted and foraged for grub.

She loved to build model planes and ships, became an “expert marksman” at 14 and skied competitively for the United States in slalom and downhill races.

Joseph Lobdell was born Lucy Ann Lobdell, a master trapper, hunter and self-taught marksman who left home in men’s clothes to escape a troubled marriage in his 20s.

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The marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, was 930 yards from his target when he squeezed the trigger.

At least one former detective believes that the killer was an expert marksman, according to ABC News.

See, in the war on race I am a foot soldier, not a marksman.

Boone was such a good marksman that he soon found he could kill his game with half a bullet and less powder.

I may say that a Boer even early in life is a good horseman and marksman.

With such a marksman he would not be maimed, but killed outright.

Sergeant Fugler, the best marksman in the Company, was a hard drinker, with a hobnailed liver.

It was a tantalizing sight to Hendrik, who would have liked much to have shown his marksman skill by “creasing” one.

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