crossbowman

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Recent Examples of crossbowman Then Aemon dies accidentally when a Myrish crossbowman shoots him by accident on Tarth, then Jaehaerys has to decide who becomes the new heir. Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2022
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Noun
  • When Katniss' sister Prim is selected, the archer volunteers as tribute in Prim's place.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In the movie’s trailer, an archer takes aim at an enemy soldier, firing an arrow that sends the man plunging over the side of his ship—and into the waiting jaws of a shark.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • These are not necessarily easy shot opportunities, so rifle setups need to be accurate and the rifleman needs to posess real skills.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The president and his political musketeers are slowly dismantling the opposition.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Cassel says taking on the musketeer role ticked his box of working on productions that break with norms, even if the film is an adaptation of the French classic by Alexandre Dumas.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
  • During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Artillery is a delicate skill, with cannoneers assessing topography, air pressure and even the weather at the top of the round’s parabolic arc before taking a shot.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Concrete Charlie, a steelworker’s son from Bethlehem and a B-24 gunner who flew thirty combat missions over Nazi Germany, then played at Penn.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Hopkins went on to serve eight years in the Air Force as a gunner on a B-36 plane.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps they were rejected earlier under Ohio’s regular unemployment system and didn’t realize a new one is now available for lower-wage workers and people such as free-lancers who report income on IRS 1099 forms.
    Rich Exner, cleveland, 4 June 2020
  • The empire specializes in magic, the kingdom focuses on lancers, while the alliance touts the best archers.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 July 2019

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“Crossbowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbowman. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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