noun
sharpshooter
noun
1
A person highly skilled at shooting accurately, especially with a rifle.
"The army sharpshooter could hit a target from over 800 metres."
2
(wrestling) A submission hold in which one wrestler twists the other's legs while sitting on their back.
"He locked in the sharpshooter and the crowd went wild."
How to Use Sharpshooter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA precision marksman, or a specific wrestling submission move named after that idea of precision.
Word Forms
sharpshooters plural
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Etymology
A loan translation (calque) of the German Scharfschütze, "sharp shooter."