Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman skilled in shooting at a target.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A woman who is skilful in shooting at a mark, as with the bow.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A woman skilled in shooting at a target.

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Examples

  • I find women who don’t like gun shows usually can’t shoot straight – being a good markswoman is wonderful for enhancing self-esteem.

    Think Progress » Laura Bush’s War on Christmas 2005

  • She's a cerebral sharpshooter who never misses a target -- and an expert markswoman like her is needed to take down those who threaten the truth.

    D. R. Tucker: The Current Climate D. R. Tucker 2012

  • The plot: a marksman with no job, moderately bad, meets a markswoman who's completely evil, a psycho killer.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009

  • The plot: a marksman with no job, moderately bad, meets a markswoman who's completely evil, a psycho killer.

    Noir Walter Jon Williams 2009

  • Among the outstanding athletes who immigrated are swimmers Timea Toth and Anja Gostomelsky, rhythmic gymnast Or Tokayev, markswoman Yelena Tripolsky, tennis player Anna Smashnova and kayak rower Larissa Pesakhovitch.

    Sport: Yishuv to the Present. 2009

  • Sarah is a former high school basketball star, a beauty contestant, a fishing expert, a crack markswoman, a proven hunter, and a member of the NRA.

    America is going into the tank 2008

  • Instead, Loper became a dedicated markswoman while tagging along as a child with her outdoors-loving father, Brian, in the woods around Birmingham, Ala.

    USATODAY.com - Teen sharpshooter hits with single vision 2004

  • In 2002, Halle Berry--who pays homage to Andress by sashaying from the surf in an orange bikini--played a National Security Administration agent and expert markswoman in Die Another Day.

    Bond Girls Make History, Save The WorldBond Girls Make Movie History, Save The World Forbes.com staff 2006

  • Clearly enthused at the prospect of seeing Lara Croft – adventurer, archaeologist, skin diver, jet pilot, skilled equestrian, and expert markswoman – leap onto a well-tuned mountain bike and go bombing down a Himalayan mountain.

    Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2003

  • On the neighboring oak tree goes a peg holding a feathered Robin Hood cap that each markswoman must don before drawing her dart.

    Home Swell Home Cynthia Rowley 2002

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