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marksman

[ mahrks-muhn ]

noun

plural marksmen.
  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

/ ˈɑːə /

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

  • ˈˌ󾱱, noun
  • ˈˌɴdz, noun:feminine
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • m·󾱱 noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of marksman1

First recorded in 1645–55; mark 1 + 's 1 + -man
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People in Sheffield no longer need to be worried about an XL Bully which escaped after force marksmen opened fire on it last week, police have said.

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Officers hunting for an XL Bully which escaped when police marksmen opened fire on the animal say they have contacted all veterinary practices in Sheffield in a bid to trace it.

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

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A former expert marksman in the Army, he is a conservative Republican elected in a deep red county and an author of Proposition 36, the new “tough on crime” law California voters approved last November.

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The child, known as "Child X", was handcuffed and confronted by marksmen in Hackney, east London, in July last year.

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