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marks·wom·an

 (märks′wo͝om′ən)
n.
A woman skilled in shooting at a target.
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marks•wom•an

(ˈmɑrksˌwʊm ən)

n., pl. -wom•en.
a woman skilled in shooting at an object or target.
[1795–1805]
usage: See -woman.
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Translations

markswoman

[ˈmɑːksˌwʊmən] N (markswomen (pl)) → tiradora f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

markswoman

n pl <-women> → Schützin f; (police etc) → Scharfschützin f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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