Definition of SHARPSHOOTER

sharpshooter

Meanings

Plural: sharpshooters

Noun

  • an athlete noted for accurate aim
  • someone skilled in shooting
  • a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
  • A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
  • A proconiine (type of leafhopper).
  • A submission hold characterized by one wrestler twisting the other's legs upwards while sitting on their back.

Origin / Etymology

sharp + shooter, a calque of German Scharfschütze.

Synonyms

crack shot, marksman

Scrabble Score: 20

sharpshooter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sharpshooter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sharpshooter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

sharpshooter is a valid Words With Friends word