Sharpshooter (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sharpshooter" is a kind of...):
schooner (sailing vessel used in former times)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone skilled in shooting
Synonyms:
crack shot; marksman; sharpshooter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sharpshooter" is a kind of...):
shooter; shot (a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sharpshooter"):
deadeye (a dead shot)
franc-tireur (a sharpshooter (in the French army))
rifleman (someone skilled in the use of a rifle)
sniper (a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place)
Instance hyponyms:
Annie Oakley; Oakley (United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926))
Derivation:
sharpshoot (aim and shoot with great precision)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An athlete noted for accurate aim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sharpshooter" is a kind of...):
athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)
Derivation:
sharpshoot (aim and shoot with great precision)