markswomann.
/ˈmɑːksˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈmɑrksˌwʊmən/ A woman skilled or practised in shooting.
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1802 Sporting Mag. 20 300 She is an excellent markswoman.
1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. v. 110 There might then be room for less exalted, but perhaps not less skilful, markswomen, to try their skill.
1895 Overland Monthly Apr. 443/1 The fair markswoman uses smokeless powder.
1972 O.E.D. Suppl. at Calamity Calamity Jane, the nickname of Martha Jane Burke.., a famous American horse-rider and markswoman.
1993 Times 19 Mar. 35/3 On meeting the legendary markswoman Annie Oakley in 1887, Queen Victoria observed: ‘You are a very, very clever little girl.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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