sharpshooter

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Befo' fallin' from the saddle, however, the young fellow fired at the bushes from which smoke was driftin', an' a shrill scream told him that the sharpshooter was a woman Some one who had been with Hez Calvern?"

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  1. noun One who is highly proficient at shooting.
  2. noun The second military grade of proficiency in the use of rifles and other small arms.
  3. noun One who holds this grade of proficiency.

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  • When they pulled up to drop their bombs some enemy sharpshooter -- who knows, maybe Eijii Sawamura -- got at them with anti-aircraft fire and that was that. —  F ;SF - vol 098 issue 04 - April 2000
  • It's a measure of Coach Hiro's grasp of the game that the Knights won their league without the presence of a tall sharpshooter, which is what Hiro was some two decades ago. —  Starbulletin Headlines
  • Junior sharpshooter was the Yellowjackets 'leading three-point shooter on the year.
  • The sharpshooter is a half-inch-long insect that damages grape vines 'circulation, interrupting the flow of water and nutrients.
  • I like this kid a lot; he's a southpaw sharpshooter, with good boxing skills.
 

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