SHARPSHOOTER

sharpshooter

(noun) a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters

marksman, sharpshooter, crack shot

(noun) someone skilled in shooting

sharpshooter

(noun) an athlete noted for accurate aim

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sharpshooter (plural sharpshooters)

A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.

Source: Wiktionary


Sharp"shoot`er, n.

Definition: One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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