noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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.
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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 2
A proconiine (type of leafhopper).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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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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
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noun
Meaning 5
someone skilled in shooting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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