Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman skilled in shooting at a target.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A woman who is skilful in shooting at a mark, as with the bow.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A woman skilled in shooting at a target.
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Examples
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I find women who don’t like gun shows usually can’t shoot straight – being a good markswoman is wonderful for enhancing self-esteem.
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She's a cerebral sharpshooter who never misses a target -- and an expert markswoman like her is needed to take down those who threaten the truth.
D. R. Tucker: The Current Climate D. R. Tucker 2012
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The plot: a marksman with no job, moderately bad, meets a markswoman who's completely evil, a psycho killer.
Archive 2009-12-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009
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The plot: a marksman with no job, moderately bad, meets a markswoman who's completely evil, a psycho killer.
Noir Walter Jon Williams 2009
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Among the outstanding athletes who immigrated are swimmers Timea Toth and Anja Gostomelsky, rhythmic gymnast Or Tokayev, markswoman Yelena Tripolsky, tennis player Anna Smashnova and kayak rower Larissa Pesakhovitch.
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Sarah is a former high school basketball star, a beauty contestant, a fishing expert, a crack markswoman, a proven hunter, and a member of the NRA.
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Instead, Loper became a dedicated markswoman while tagging along as a child with her outdoors-loving father, Brian, in the woods around Birmingham, Ala.
USATODAY.com - Teen sharpshooter hits with single vision 2004
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In 2002, Halle Berry--who pays homage to Andress by sashaying from the surf in an orange bikini--played a National Security Administration agent and expert markswoman in Die Another Day.
Bond Girls Make History, Save The WorldBond Girls Make Movie History, Save The World Forbes.com staff 2006
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Clearly enthused at the prospect of seeing Lara Croft – adventurer, archaeologist, skin diver, jet pilot, skilled equestrian, and expert markswoman – leap onto a well-tuned mountain bike and go bombing down a Himalayan mountain.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2003
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On the neighboring oak tree goes a peg holding a feathered Robin Hood cap that each markswoman must don before drawing her dart.
Home Swell Home Cynthia Rowley 2002
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