sharpshooter

sharp·shoot·er

noun \ˈshärp-ˌshü-tər\

Definition of SHARPSHOOTER

1

: a proficient marksman

2

: a consistently accurate shooter (as in basketball)

Examples of SHARPSHOOTER

1. <the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade>

First Known Use of SHARPSHOOTER

1802

Related to SHARPSHOOTER

Synonyms: marksman, shooter, shot

Related Words: sniper; rifleman; trapshooter; gun, gunman, gunner; markswoman

[+]more[-]hide

Rhymes with SHARPSHOOTER

accoutre, commuter, computer, confuter, crapshooter, diluter, disputer, freebooter, hip shooter, jump shooter, peashooter, polluter, recruiter, refuter, saluter, six-shooter, square shooter, straight shooter, trapshooter, two-suiter, uprooter, zoot-suiter