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Sharpshooter   Listen
noun
Sharpshooter  n.  One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Sharpshooter" Quotes from Famous Books



... body fishing. You have a sort of triple hook on a rope, and you throw it and drag. They do the same. The other day one body near Hooghe was hooked by both sides, and they had a tug-of-war. With a sharpshooter or so cutting in whenever our men got too excited. Several men were hit. The Irish—it was an Irish regiment—got him—or at least they got the better part ...
— Mr. Britling Sees It Through • H. G. Wells

... is too well known for me to describe him at length; thick reddish hair turning gray; heavy, bushy eyebrows shading his "sharpshooter's eyes" of steel gray, and long mustache. His hair grows rapidly and, when on the march, a thick heavy beard quickly appears. He is six feet tall, very graceful, and well built, especially about the chest and shoulders; long arms, and legs slightly bowed. Since ...
— A Negro Explorer at the North Pole • Matthew A. Henson



Words linked to "Sharpshooter" :   Oakley, franc-tireur, crack shot, shot, schooner, Annie Oakley, sniper, marksman



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