sharpshooter

• Nom désignant une personne d'une grande habileté au tir de précision, souvent utilisé dans un contexte sportif ou militaire ; aussi, historiquement, un type de goélette rapide utilisée par les pêcheurs de Nouvelle-Angleterre pour pêcher illégalement dans les eaux canadiennes.

A noun referring to a person highly skilled in shooting with precise aim, often used in sports or military contexts; also historically a fast schooner used by New England fishermen for illegal fishing in Canadian waters.

1. Skilled marksmanB2formalsport

   A person highly skilled in shooting with great accuracy, often in a military or sporting context.

   tireur d'élite

   • The army deployed a sharpshooter to the observation post.
   • He trained for years to become a competitive sharpshooter.
   • The sharpshooter hit the target from over a kilometer away.

   Synonymescrack shotdeadeyemarksmanriflemanshotsniper

   Antonymesbunglerdufferfumbler

2. Accurate athleteB2informalamericansport

   An athlete, particularly in sports like basketball or archery, known for precise aim.

   Tireur d'élite (sport)

   • The basketball player is a sharpshooter from the three-point line.
   • She is known as a sharpshooter in archery competitions.
   • The team's sharpshooter scored the winning goal.

   Synonymesdeadeyemarksmansniper

3. Fast fishing schoonerC1formalamerican

   A type of fast schooner historically used by New England fishermen for illegal fishing in Canadian waters.

   Goélette de pêche rapide

   • The sharpshooter was a notorious vessel used for poaching off the coast.
   • New England fishermen relied on the sharpshooter for its speed.
   • The historical sharpshooter could outrun most patrol boats.