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CRACK SHOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crack shot mean?
• CRACK SHOT (noun)
The noun CRACK SHOT has 1 sense:
1. someone skilled in shooting
Familiarity information: CRACK SHOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone skilled in shooting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
crack shot; marksman; sharpshooter
Hypernyms ("crack shot" is a kind of...):
shooter; shot (a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crack shot"):
deadeye (a dead shot)
franc-tireur (a sharpshooter (in the French army))
rifleman (someone skilled in the use of a rifle)
sniper (a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place)
Instance hyponyms:
Annie Oakley; Oakley (United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926))
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