Definition of markswoman in English:
markswoman
nounPlural markswomen ˈmɑːkswʊmənˈmɑrksˌwʊmən
A woman skilled in shooting.
Example sentencesExamples
- My favorite video shows a competitive markswoman whose response to the e-mail was to shoot it up.
- Her silver medal in three-position rifle at the 1976 Olympic Games made her the first markswoman in history to win an Olympic medal.
- Moments earlier, Cashel's ace markswoman had pointed an equaliser and it seemed a replay beckoned.
- Annie Oakley, a survivor of battery, whipping, torture, starving, freezing, and repeated, brutal rape at the hands of a foster father, became internationally famous for her skill as a markswoman.
- The desire to have such equipment in Orkney was prompted by the success of the visually impaired markswoman.
Synonyms
marksman, shooter, rifleman
Definition of markswoman in US English:
markswoman
nounˈmärksˌwo͝omənˈmɑrksˌwʊmən
A woman skilled in shooting, especially with a pistol or rifle.
Example sentencesExamples
- Annie Oakley, a survivor of battery, whipping, torture, starving, freezing, and repeated, brutal rape at the hands of a foster father, became internationally famous for her skill as a markswoman.
- The desire to have such equipment in Orkney was prompted by the success of the visually impaired markswoman.
- Her silver medal in three-position rifle at the 1976 Olympic Games made her the first markswoman in history to win an Olympic medal.
- My favorite video shows a competitive markswoman whose response to the e-mail was to shoot it up.
- Moments earlier, Cashel's ace markswoman had pointed an equaliser and it seemed a replay beckoned.
Synonyms
marksman, shooter, rifleman