sharpshooter

Meaning

1. A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
2. A proconiine (type of leafhopper).
3. A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.

Synonyms

sniper

marksman

crack shot

rifleman

tirailleur

franc-tireur

marksmam

gunman

jaeger

shooter

shot

Translations

Scharfschütze

tireur d’élite

tiratore scelto

francotirador

قناص

scherpschutter

Sniper

Heckenschütze

keskin nişancı

δεινός σκοπευτής

cecchino

scharfscütze

نشانجي

رامٍ ماهر

Etymology

sharp + shooter, a calque of German Scharfschütze.