SHARPSHOOTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sharpshooter mean? 

• SHARPSHOOTER (noun)
  The noun SHARPSHOOTER has 3 senses:

1. an athlete noted for accurate aim

2. someone skilled in shooting

3. a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters

  Familiarity information: SHARPSHOOTER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHARPSHOOTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An athlete noted for accurate aim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sharpshooter" is a kind of...):

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

Derivation:

sharpshoot (aim and shoot with great precision)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone skilled in shooting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

crack shot; marksman; sharpshooter

Hypernyms ("sharpshooter" 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 "sharpshooter"):

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))

Derivation:

sharpshoot (aim and shoot with great precision)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sharpshooter" is a kind of...):

schooner (sailing vessel used in former times)