marksman

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who is highly skilled at shooting accurately with a firearm, bow, or similar weapon

   Only an experienced marksman could hit the distant target in that wind.

2. 2
   noun

   a player, especially in football, who regularly scores goals

   The club signed a proven marksman to strengthen its attack.

Formed from mark + the linking element -s- + man. Mark originally referred to a target or boundary sign; the compound came to denote someone skilled at striking a target, with the sporting goalscorer sense developing figuratively.

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