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sharpshooter

noun sharp·shoot·er \ˈshärp-ˌshü-tər\

: someone who is skilled at shooting a target with a gun

Full Definition of SHARPSHOOTER

1

: a proficient marksman

2

: a consistently accurate shooter (as in basketball)

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First Known Use of SHARPSHOOTER

1802

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Synonyms: marksman, shooter, shot

Rhymes with SHARPSHOOTER

accoutre, commuter, computer, confuter, crapshooter, diluter, disputer, freebooter, hip shooter, jump shooter, peashooter, polluter, recruiter, refuter, saluter, six-shooter, square shooter, straight shooter, trapshooter, two-suiter, uprooter, zoot-suiter

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