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Sharpshooter

One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.

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Athlete 76% connected

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

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Schooner 76% connected

Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was calle…

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Shooter 76% connected

One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.

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Shot 76% connected

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Deadeye 76% connected

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Marksman 76% connected

One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well.

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Rifler 76% connected

One who rifles; a robber.

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