markswoman

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noun

A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

Similar
archerbowmansharpshooter
OriginEnglish woman ← Middle English womman ← Old English wīfmann →
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Meanings

nounmarkswoman (plural markswomen)

plural markswomen

  1. A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

    Synonyms: archer, bowman, sharpshooter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

Similar
archerbowmansharpshooter
Also see
archeressshootress

Origin

  1. Englishmark
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwomman
  11. Englishwoman
  12. Englishmarkswoman

From mark + -s- + woman.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin （女）射手
  • （女）射手woman skilled in shooting target
Finnish tarkka-ampuja
  • tarkka-ampujawoman skilled in shooting target
German Scharfschützin, Präzisionsschützin
  • Scharfschützinwoman skilled in shooting target
  • Präzisionsschützinwoman skilled in shooting target
Polish strzelczyni
  • strzelczyniwoman skilled in shooting target
Cite this entry
APA

markswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/markswoman

MLA

“markswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/markswoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “markswoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/markswoman.

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