marksmen

noun

plural of marksman
as in shooters
a person skilled in shooting at a target only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet

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Recent Examples of marksmen The need for an outdoor gun range is urgent, according to multiple city officials, marksmen and developers the Idaho Statesman spoke with. — Noah Daly august 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026 In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Almost two years ago, the Catalina Island Conservancy proposed using aerial marksmen in helicopters to shoot the deer. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026 The Rams are the exact kind of team that has given the Aztecs trouble this season, with 3-point marksmen spread across the perimeter. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026 Learning to identify a building or diminishing wind is a skill that separates expert marksmen from the rest of the pack. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026 The Mountaineers scored 86 points despite KU holding their best 3-point marksmen, Honor Huff and Treysen Eaglestaff, to 6-of-16 shooting beyond the arc. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026 With a special fitness programme drawn up, the hope internally was that, by October, Isak would be physically ready to show why he’s regarded as one of the Premier League’s most lethal marksmen. — The Athletic's Liverpool Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 The lightweight skeleton chassis, adjustable stock, and modular rails make long sessions more comfortable for expert marksmen. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marksmen
  1. shooters
  2. sharpshooters
  3. guns
Noun
  • Antetokounmpo remains an electromagnetic force in the paint, drawing multiple defenders and leaving shooters open in the corners.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Patterson said police also are investigating where the shooters got their guns.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of shooters
Noun
  • Officials have considered mass sterilization or hiring sharpshooters, but those options are wildly expensive.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
    — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of sharpshooters
Noun
  • Until the late 1970s, when the Sandinistas were still a ragged, left-wing guerrilla movement, the United States provided guns, money and military training to the right-wing political dynasty that ruled Nicaragua with an iron fist.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Detectives are also investigating where the shooters got the guns.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of guns

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“Marksmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marksmen. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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