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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

marks·man / ˈmärksmən/ • n. (pl. -men) a person skilled in shooting, esp. with a pistol or rifle: a police marksman. DERIVATIVES: marks·man·ship / -ˌship/ n.

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