trapshooters

noun

plural of trapshooter
as in shooters

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  1. shooters
  2. guns
  3. marksmen
  4. sharpshooters
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
  • 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
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
  • 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, 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
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