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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

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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

  • ˈ³¾²¹°ù°ì²õ³¾²¹²ÔËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
  • ˈ³¾²¹°ù°ì²õËŒ·É´Ç³¾²¹²Ô, noun:feminine
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹°ù°ì²õm²¹²Ô·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marksman1

First recorded in 1645–55; mark 1 + 's 1 + -man
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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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The first was classic Salah, his mere presence seemingly scrambling the mind of Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, whose injudicious dash from goal was enough for Liverpool’s marksman to swoop.

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The police marksman is to appear on Channel 4's Shoot To Kill: Terror On The Tube after remaining anonymous since the killing.

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