marksman

English

Etymology

From mark +‎ -s- +‎ man.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹksmən/
Hyphenation: marks‧man

Noun

marksman (plural marksmen)

A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
(soccer) Goalscorer.
- 2011 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Man City”, in BBC‎:
  In what was a characteristic Bent display, he made only an occasional impact - but proved once again in front of England coach Fabio Capello that he is one of the most reliable marksmen in the domestic game.

Synonyms

(skilled shooter): sharpshooter

Derived terms

Translations

a man skilled in shooting at a target

Chinese:
Mandarin: （男）射手 (zh) ([nán] shèshǒu)
Czech: střelec (cs) m
Danish: finskytte n
Dutch: schutter (nl) m
Finnish: tarkka-ampuja (fi)
French: tireur d'élite (fr) m
German: Scharfschütze (de) m, Präzisionsschütze m
Greek: δεινός σκοπευτής m (deinós skopeftís), επίλεκτος σκοπευτής m (epílektos skopeftís)
Hebrew: צַלָף‎‎ (he) (tsalaf)
Indonesian: penembak jitu (id)
Irish: aimsitheoir m

Italian: tiratore scelto m, tiratrice scelta f
Macedonian: стрелец m (strélec)
Norman: titheux m
Polish: strzelec (pl) m
Portuguese: atirador de precisão m
Romanian: trăgător (ro) m, trăgaci (ro) m, țintaș (ro) m, ochitor (ro) m
Russian: сна́йпер (ru) m (snájper), ме́ткий стрело́к m (métkij strelók)
Spanish: tirador (es)
Swedish: skarpskytt c
Vietnamese: xạ thủ (vi), nhà thiện xạ
Volapük: (♂♀) lejütan, (♂) hilejütan

Anagrams

Markmans, man-marks

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