Skilled marksmen or people who can shoot firearms with great accuracy, often used in military or competitive contexts.
Compound of 'sharp' (from Old English meaning 'keen or pointed') and 'shooters' (from 'shoot,' Germanic origin). The term became popular during the American Civil War to describe elite riflemen.
The famous Sharpshooters regiment in the Civil War consisted of men who could consistently hit targets from 600+ yards away—when most soldiers couldn't even see that far!
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