Sharpshooter

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sharpshooter \Sharp"shoot`er\, n.
     One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good
     marksman.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sharpshooter
       n 1: an athlete noted for accurate aim
       2: someone skilled in shooting [syn: {marksman}, {crack shot}]
       3: a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for
          illegal fishing in Canadian waters

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "sharpshooter":
     Nimrod, Zouave, archer, artilleryman, bersagliere, bowman,
     cannoneer, carabineer, chasseur, crack shot, dead shot, deadeye,
     dogface, doughfoot, expert rifleman, foot soldier, footslogger,
     fusileer, good shot, grenadier, grunt, gun, gunman, gunner, hunter,
     infantryman, light infantryman, marksman, markswoman, musketeer,
     paddlefoot, rifle, rifleman, shooter, shot, sniper, targetshooter,
     toxophilite, trapshooter