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- [mahrks-muh n]
- /ˈmɑrks mən/
- /ˈmɑːks.mən/
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- [mahrks-muh n]
- /ˈmɑrks mən/
Definitions of marksman word
- noun plural marksman a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well. 1
- noun plural marksman Military. the lowest rating in rifle marksmanship, below that of sharpshooter and expert. a person who has achieved such a rating. 1
- noun marksman See -man. 1
- noun marksman A person skilled in shooting, especially with a pistol or rifle. 1
- noun marksman male: skilled with gun 1
- countable noun marksman A marksman is a person who can shoot very accurately. 0
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Origin of marksman
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; mark1 + 's1 + -man
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Parts of speech for Marksman
noun
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preposition
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marksman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
marksman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for marksman
noun marksman
- sharpshooter — a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
- sniper — any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- deadeye — either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud
- straight shooter — a person who is forthright and upstanding in behavior.
Top questions with marksman
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