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Definition of sharpshooter

sharpshooter

/ˈʃɑːrpˌʃuːtər/
sharp · shoot · er
Plural:sharpshooters
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sharpshooter Lexical Profile

sharpshooter Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A person who is highly skilled and accurate in shooting at targets.

Example

"The Olympic biathlete was a renowned sharpshooter who rarely missed a target even after skiing for miles."

2

Any of various relatively large, sap-feeding leafhoppers of the subfamily Cicadellinae, native primarily to the Americas and known for forcibly ejecting droplets of liquid waste while feeding on plant stems.

Example

"Agricultural researchers monitored the vineyard closely to prevent glassy-winged sharpshooters from spreading bacterial plant diseases."

3

North American A fast, finely lined two-masted schooner used by New England fishermen in the nineteenth century.

Example

"The maritime museum displayed a scale model of a nineteenth-century Gloucester sharpshooter."

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• Nearby Words

sharply
sharpness
sharps
sharpshooter
sharpshooting
shart
shashe

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 19th century as a loan translation of the German compound word Scharfschütze, literally meaning 'sharp shooter' or 'keen marksman'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sharpshooter. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sharpshooter
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