Someone skilled in shooting.

synonyms: marksman, sharpshooter.

Roget 700: proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster^†, crackerjack; connoisseur etc. (scholar) 492; master, master hand; prima donna [Sp.], first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer; protagonist; past master; mahatma.    picked man; medallist, prizeman^†.    veteran; old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old file, old hand; man of business, man of the world.    nice hand, good hand, clean hand; practiced hand, experienced eye, experienced hand; marksman; good shot, dead shot, crack shot; ropedancer, funambulist^†, acrobat; cunning man; conjuror etc. (deceiver) 548; wizard etc. 994.    genius; mastermind, master head, master spirit.    cunning blade, sharp blade, sharp fellow; jobber; cracksman etc. (thief) 792^†; politician, tactician, strategist.    pantologist^†, admirable Crichton, Jack of all trades; prodigy of learning.    ... show more

Roget 284: propulsion, projection; propelment^†; vis a tergo [Lat.], force from behind; push, shove etc. (impulse) 276; ejaculate; ejection etc. 297; throw, fling, toss, shot, discharge, shy; launch, release.    [Science of propulsion] projectiles, ballistics, archery.    [devices to give propulsion] propeller, screw, twin screws, turbine, jet engine.    [objects propelled] missile, projectile, ball, discus, quoit, brickbat, shot; [weapons which propel] arrow, gun, ballista etc. (arms) 727^†.    [preparation for propulsion] countdown, windup.    shooter; shot; archer, toxophilite^†; bowman, rifleman, marksman; good shot, crack shot; sharpshooter etc. (combatant) 726.    ... show more

Dutch: schutter, scherpschutter