marksman
pronunciation
How to pronounce marksman in British English:
UK [ˈmɑ:ksmən]
How to pronounce marksman in American English:
US [ˈmɑrksmən]
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- Noun:
- someone skilled in shooting
Word Origin
- marksman (n.)
- 1650s, from mark (n.1) in Middle English sense of "target" + man; with genitive -s. Earlier form was markman (1570s).
Example
- 1. And would you consider yourself a very good marksman ?
- 2. And which one of you was a marksman at 10 ?
- 3. She 's an expert marksman , a superb glider pilot .
- 4. That 's why you 're the marksman and I 'm the guy who tells you who to shoot .
- 5. Armed with this rifle , p atriot marksman can hit a target 250 yards away , more than three times the average distance of a modern fbi sniper shot , and twice the range of the british muskets .