marksman
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marksman
- /ˈmɑɹksmən/ US
noun marksmen
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A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
He should do as prudent marksmen do when the place they plan to hit appears too distant, and knowing how far the strength of their rifle carries, they set their aim much higher than the place intended, not to reach such a height with their bullet, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to ach
Similar: sharpshooter
- Goalscorer. In what was a characteristic Bent display, he made only an occasional impact - but proved once again in front of England coach Fabio Capello that he is one of the most reliable marksmen in the domestic game.
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noun a man skilled in shooting at a target
| Español | tirador |
|---|---|
| 中文 | (男)射手, 神枪手 shénqiāngshǒu |
| Kiswahili | mlengaji shabaha |
| Português | atirador de precisão |
| Français | tireur d'élite |
| Deutsch | Scharfschütze, Präzisionsschütze, geübter Schütze |
| Italiano | tiratore scelto, tiratrice scelta |
| Ελληνικά | δεινός σκοπευτής deinós skopeftís, επίλεκτος σκοπευτής epílektos skopeftís |
| Română | trăgător, trăgaci, țintaș, ochitor |
| Русский | сна́йпер snájper, ме́ткий стрело́к métkij strelók |
| Tiếng Việt | xạ thủ, nhà thiện xạ |
| עברית | צַלָף tsalaf |
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@misc{marksman_2026,
title = {marksman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marksman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
