sharpshooters

noun

plural of sharpshooter
as in shooters
a person skilled in shooting at a target the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade

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Recent Examples of sharpshooters Free-agent sharpshooters Rui Hachimura and Luke Kennard are on the market, and defensive stopper Marcus Smart will leave a hole in the Lakers’ roster after opting out. — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades. — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026 There’s another set of sharpshooters making history. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026 In April 2024, the CIC advocated using helicopters flying low with sharpshooters to take out the deer. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026 On the first night, McTeigue was stunned to see sharpshooters posted atop the buildings for security as the 500 masked extras walked down the street towards the film’s armored tanks. — Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026 Police K-9s on the ground, undercover officers, SWAT teams, drones, and sharpshooters are typically part of the LAPD's security posture for the Oscars, according to law enforcement sources. — Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 To heighten security, sharpshooters were placed on rooftops, attendees passed through metal detectors, nearby businesses were closed, and the Shubert complex’s two lowest underground parking levels were blocked off due to the risk of car bombs. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2026 Plus, sharpshooters are taking aim at deer that have taken over Baltimore’s parks. — Bill Wachsberger, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpshooters
  1. shooters
  2. marksmen
  3. guns
Noun
  • Police allege father and son shooters Sajid and Naveed Akram were inspired by the Islamic State group.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • The shift also is being made because there is less demand for precision, long-range shooters, commonly referred to as snipers.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
Definition of shooters
Noun
  • In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Almost two years ago, the Catalina Island Conservancy proposed using aerial marksmen in helicopters to shoot the deer.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Definition of marksmen
Noun
  • Although the numbers on the chassis were divided into various unrelated intervals, the transmissions appeared to be numbered sequentially, as were the tank guns, heaters, road wheels and turret engines.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
  • One in 5 children in Cook Children’s eight-county service area live in homes where guns are not always stored in locked areas, according to a 2024 report.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of guns

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