sharpshooter

sharpshooter Definition

☆ sharp·shooter (-s̸ho̵̅o̅t′ər)

noun

a person who shoots with great accuracy; good marksman

sharpshooter Related Forms

sharp′·shoot′·ing noun

sharpshooter Synonyms

shooter, gunman, marksman; see gunner, rifleman.

sharpshooter Usage Examples

Preposition: on

stock: CDFA will meet with the nursery and grape industries to discuss measures to reduce the movement of glassy-winged sharpshooter on nursery stock.

Adjective modifier

glassy-winged: With the arrival of the glassy-winged sharpshooter from the south east of the USA, the disease has become rampant.
French: He had been been shot by a French sharpshooter from the mizen topmast of the Redoutable.

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