trapshooters

noun

plural of trapshooter
as in shooters

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  1. shooters
  2. guns
  3. marksmen
  4. sharpshooters
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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Definition of marksmen
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
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