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Gunman vs Sharpshooter - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between gunman and sharpshooter

is that gunman is a (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer while sharpshooter is a person trained to shoot precisely with a certain type of rifle; a marksman.

gunman

English

Noun

(gunmen)
  • A (usually male) criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
  • * 1921 , , To The Last Man , ch. 5,
    • "I've known a heap of gun fighters in my day. An' Jean Isbel don't ran true to class. Shore there never was a gunman who'd risk cripplin' his right hand by sluggin' anybody."

    Derived terms

    * lone gunman

    See also

    * gunwoman English nouns with irregular plurals

    sharpshooter

    English

    (wikipedia sharpshooter)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person trained to shoot precisely with a certain type of rifle; a marksman

    • Related terms

    * sniper