sharpshooter
noun
sharp·shoot·er
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Definition of sharpshooter
1
: a proficient marksman
2
: a consistently accurate shooter (as in basketball)
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Examples of sharpshooter in a Sentence
the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade
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There are more options in the frontcourt and potentially more sharpshooters than the team had in 2018-19. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "Isaiah Mobley, Onyeka Okongwu Give USC's Frontcourt Plenty of Potential," 16 Aug. 2019 On this date in 1860, legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley was born in Darke County, Ohio. — oregonlive.com, "Abandoned boats clog the Willamette River: Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Aug. 13," 13 Aug. 2019 All-Star sharpshooter Klay Thompson as a major endorser, may be the lucky winner in the Williamson shoe sweepstakes. — Terry Collins, Fortune, "Zion Williamson and Other Top NBA Draft Picks Are About to Cash In. Here's How Much They Could Make," 21 June 2019 Murphy came to the team as a sharpshooter, a big who played like a little. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, "Ex-Pacer Troy Murphy living on Vegas strip helping the suddenly rich and not making a dime," 10 June 2019 Also, reserves Jose Calderon, Channing Frye and Cedi Osman have seen their playing time diminish and Korver, the sharpshooter who had developed into the team's best crunch-time player other than James, has had his role reduced. — USA TODAY, "Status woe: Cavaliers not planning changes amid slump," 21 Jan. 2018 But there are also going to be some questions as McCollum is sitting out this year because he's getting married and Kyle Fogg, the team's sharpshooter and a two-time MVP, is unlikely to play. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Will Overseas Elite win a fifth consecutive TBT? That's the $2 million question," 18 July 2019 Last fall, forestry officials launched a military-style operation, deploying drones, thermal cameras, hundreds of officers and veterinarian sharpshooters mounted on the backs of elephants, to tranquilize the tiger. — New York Times, "Tiger Is Beaten to Death on Video, Outraging India," 26 July 2019 Double-double machine Nick Rakocevic and sharpshooter Jonah Mathews headline the group, and USC also brings in a top-10 recruiting class. — Max Meyer, SI.com, "Pac-12 Offseason Report: Power Rankings and Burning Questions for 2019-20," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sharpshooter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sharpshooter
sharpshooter
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sharpshooter
: someone who is skilled at shooting a target with a gun
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