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sharpshooter

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: SH AA1 R P SH UW0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: SH AA1 R P SH UW2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A proconiine (type of leafhopper).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: schooner

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone skilled in shooting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marksman, crack shot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shot, shooter

Narrower terms: deadeye, franc-tireur, rifleman, sniper, Oakley, Annie Oakley

6

noun

Meaning 6

an athlete noted for accurate aim

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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Broader terms: athlete, jock

History

Etymology

sharp + shooter, a calque of German Scharfschütze.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skerpskutter — marksman
  • Bashkir: снайпер (snayper) — marksman
  • Bashkir: мәргән (mərgən) — marksman
  • Bulgarian: сна́йпер (snájper) — marksman
  • Chinese Mandarin: 神槍手 /神枪手 (shénqiāngshǒu) — marksman
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狙擊兵 /狙击兵 (jūjībīng) — marksman
  • Chinese Mandarin: 射手 (shèshǒu) — marksman
  • Czech: ostrostřelec — marksman
  • Czech: ostrostřelkyně — marksman
  • Danish: skarpskytte — marksman
  • Danish: finskytte — marksman
  • Dutch: scherpschutter — marksman
  • Finnish: tarkka-ampuja — marksman
  • French: tireur d'élite — marksman
  • German: Scharfschütze — marksman
  • German: Scharfschützin — marksman
  • Greek: άριστος σκοπευτής (áristos skopeftís) — marksman
  • Greek: επιδέξιος σκοπευτής (epidéxios skopeftís) — marksman
  • Hebrew: צַלָף (tsalaf) — marksman
  • Hungarian: mesterlövész — marksman
  • Indonesian: penembak jitu — marksman
  • Italian: tiratore scelto — marksman
  • Italian: tiratrice scelta — marksman
  • Eastern Mari: вик лӱйышӧ (vik lüjyšö) — marksman
  • Polish: strzelec wyborowy — marksman
  • Portuguese: atirador de elite — marksman
  • Russian: сна́йпер (snájper) — marksman
  • Russian: ме́ткий стрело́к (métkij strelók) — marksman
  • Spanish: francotirador — marksman
  • Swedish: skarpskytt — marksman
  • Thai: นักแม่นปืน (nák-mɛ̂n-bpʉʉn) — marksman
  • Turkish: atıcı — marksman
  • Turkish: nişancı — marksman
  • Vietnamese: xạ thủ — marksman
  • Vietnamese: nhà thiện xạ — marksman
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